Table 1 Patient characteristics and clinical factors
Variable | Category | Count | % |
|---|---|---|---|
Gender | Female | 14 | 25.9 |
Male | 40 | 74.1 | |
T Stage | 1 | 4 | 7.4 |
2 | 22 | 40.7 | |
3 | 13 | 24.1 | |
4 | 13 | 24.1 | |
X | 2 | 3.7 | |
N Stage | 0 | 13 | 24.1 |
1 | 8 | 14.8 | |
2 | 26 | 48.1 | |
3 | 6 | 11.1 | |
X | 1 | 1.9 | |
M Stage | 0 | 46 | 85.2 |
1 | 5 | 9.3 | |
X | 3 | 5.6 | |
Smoking | Current smoker | 9 | 16.7 |
Ex-smoker (<6 months) | 10 | 18.5 | |
Ex-smoker (> =6 months) | 32 | 59.3 | |
Never smoked | 3 | 5.6 | |
Autoimmune disease | No | 52 | 96.3 |
Yes | 2 | 3.7 | |
Diabetes | No | 46 | 85.2 |
Yes | 8 | 14.8 | |
Reflux oesophagitis | No | 42 | 77.8 |
Yes | 12 | 22.2 |