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Table 3 Analysis of characteristics of gastric complications in breast cancer patients [n(%)]

From: Gastric side effects and the stomach dosimetric analysis in left-sided breast cancer radiotherapy in free-breathing and deep inspiration breath-hold technique

 

Gastric side effects

 

χ2-value/t value

P-value

 

No (%)

Yes (%)

  

Age

  

0.91

0.367

 

47.5 ± 8.1

49.6 ± 10.8

  

T stage

  

1.50

0.682

 T1

48 (88.9)

6 (11.1)

  

 T2

47 (87.0)

7 (13.0)

  

 T3

8 (80.0)

2 (20.0)

  

 T4

6 (100.0)

0 (0.0)

  

N stage

  

1.35

0.279

 N0

48 (84.2)

9 (15.8)

  

 N1, N2, N3, Nx

61 (91.0)

6 (9.0)

  

Hormone receptor (±)

  

0.78

0.355

 Negative

25 (83.3)

5 (16.7)

  

 Positive

84 (89.4)

10 (10.6)

  

HER2

  

0.03

1.000

 Negative

75 (88.2)

10 (11.8)

  

 Positive

34 (87.2)

5 (12.8)

  

Breast conserving surgery (yes/no)

  

0.46

0.585

 No

48 (85.7)

8 (14.3)

  

 Yes

61 (89.7)

7 (10.3)

  

Fractionated regimen

  

1.47

0.273

 Conventional radiotherapy

47 (92.2)

4 (7.8)

  

 Hypofractionated radiotherapy

62 (84.9)

11 (15.1)

  

Chemotherapy (yes/no)

  

0.01

1.000

 No

23 (88.5)

3 (11.5)

  

 Yes

86 (87.8)

12 (12.2)

  

Stomach volume (m3)

  

2.01

0.047

 

371.6 ± 149.1

458.5 ± 209.4

  

Use of respiratory gating technique

  

5.17

0.026

 DIBH

48 (96.0)

2 (4.0)

  

 FB

61 (82.4)

13 (17.6)

  

Dmax/F

  

9.44

0.000

 

122.5 ± 89.8

241.8 ± 35.8

  

D10cc/F

  

6.34

0.000

 

63.3 ± 63.4

174.1 ± 63.6

  

D30cc/F

  

4.27

0.001

 

34.4 ± 38.8

114.2 ± 71.0

  

D60cc/F

  

3.98

0.001

 

18.7 ± 20.2

69.8 ± 49.2