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Table 2 Patient and tumor characteristics of patients with esophageal or gastric cancer according to hospital with low, middle and high probability of receiving treatment with curative intent

From: Clinical variation in the organization of clinical pathways in esophagogastric cancer, a mixed method multiple case study

	Esophageal cancer							Gastric cancer
	probability							probability
	low		middle		high		p value	low		middle		high		p value
	N	%	N	%	N	%
ALL	477	100%	548	100%	625	100%		507	100%	327	100%	545	100%
Sex							0.75							0.53
Female	136	29%	147	27%	179	29%		199	39%	122	37%	224	41%
Male	341	71%	401	73%	446	71%		308	61%	205	63%	321	59%
Age							0.09							0.72
< 60	100	21%	83	15%	111	18%		76	15%	46	14%	71	13%
60—74	239	50%	287	52%	340	54%		169	33%	122	37%	195	36%
≥ 75	138	29%	178	32%	174	28%		262	52%	159	49%	279	51%
cT Classification							0.59							0.03
cT1	28	6%	35	6%	34	5%		21	4%	12	4%	29	5%
cT2	133	28%	143	26%	197	32%		202	40%	117	36%	190	35%
cT3	239	50%	273	50%	305	49%		130	26%	66	20%	117	21%
cT4	6	1%	10	2%	10	2%		16	3%	20	6%	19	3%
cTX	71	15%	87	16%	79	13%		138	27%	112	34%	190	35%
cN Classification							0.22							0.7
cN0	176	37%	211	39%	272	44%		275	54%	182	56%	317	58%
cN +	260	55%	288	53%	303	48%		161	32%	99	30%	151	28%
cNX	41	9%	49	9%	50	8%		71	14%	46	14%	77	14%
Histology							0.07							0.475
Adenocarcinoma	348	73%	386	70%	477	76%		491	97%	321	98%	532	98%
Squamous cell carcinoma	123	26%	145	26%	134	21%		NA		NA		NA
Not otherwise specified	6	1%	17	3%	14	2%		16	3%	6	2%	13	2%
Number of Comorbidities							0.83							0.01
0 comorbidities	192	40%	213	39%	259	41%		166	33%	127	39%	219	40%
1 comorbidity	151	32%	184	34%	204	33%		187	37%	111	34%	153	28%
2 or more	116	24%	117	21%	141	23%		135	27%	74	23%	150	28%
unknown	18	4%	34	6%	21	3%		19	4%	15	5%	23	4%
ECOG performance status							0.53							0.001
ECOG 0 and 1	319	67%	368	67%	415	66%		260	51%	141	43%	267	49%
ECOG 2	39	8%	53	10%	43	7%		37	7%	24	7%	51	9%
ECOG 3 and 4	16	3%	16	3%	17	3%		31	6%	10	3%	12	2%
Unknown ECOG	103	22%	111	20%	150	24%		179	35%	152	46%	215	39%

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