Research Article

Anatomic Subsites and Prognosis of Gastric Signet Ring Cell Carcinoma: A SEER Population-Based 1 : 1 Propensity-Matched Study

Table 1

The characteristics of patients with GSRC according to tumor localization in the SEER database.

CharacteristicsDGCOGCPGC value
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Age (%)18-49240 (22.1)75 (21.4)91 (15.1)<0.001
50-59249 (23.0)93 (26.5)149 (24.7)
60-69242 (22.3)90 (25.6)188 (31.1)
70-79218 (20.1)59 (16.8)124 (20.5)
≥80135 (12.5)34 (9.7)52 (8.6)
Race (%)White691 (63.7)255 (72.6)495 (82.0)<0.001
Black155 (14.3)44 (12.5)40 (6.6)
API232 (21.4)49 (14.0)64 (10.6)
AI6 (0.6)3 (0.9)5 (0.8)
Gender (%)Male508 (46.9)175 (49.9)430 (71.2)<0.001
Female576 (53.1)176 (50.1)174 (28.8)
Marital status (%)Divorced99 (9.1)45 (12.8)69 (11.4)0.009
Married646 (59.6)212 (60.4)367 (60.8)
Widowed147 (13.6)38 (10.8)48 (7.9)
Single192 (17.7)56 (16.0)120 (19.9)
Median household income (%)Quartile 1268 (24.7)94 (26.8)183 (30.3)0.017
Quartile 2299 (27.6)83 (23.6)128 (21.2)
Quartile 3247 (22.8)98 (27.9)141 (23.3)
Quartile 4269 (24.8)76 (21.7)152 (25.2)
Insurance (%)Insured1025 (94.6)335 (95.4)587 (97.2)0.126
Uninsured49 (4.5)13 (3.7)12 (2.0)
Unknown10 (0.9)3 (0.9)5 (0.8)
Grade (%)I1 (0.1)1 (0.3)0 (0.0)0.663
II26 (2.4)7 (2.0)20 (3.3)
III1033 (95.3)334 (95.2)568 (94.0)
IV24 (2.2)9 (2.6)16 (2.6)
TNM stage (%)I287 (26.5)44 (12.5)82 (13.6)<0.001
II211 (19.5)45 (12.8)118 (19.5)
III328 (30.3)128 (36.5)235 (38.9)
IV258 (23.8)134 (38.2)169 (28.0)
T stage (%)T0/1297 (27.4)60 (17.1)143 (23.7)<0.001
T2134 (12.4)28 (8.0)66 (10.9)
T3290 (26.8)88 (25.1)273 (45.2)
T4363 (33.5)175 (49.9)122 (20.2)
N stage (%)N0492 (45.4)141 (40.2)242 (40.1)<0.001
N1237 (21.9)59 (16.8)223 (36.9)
N2129 (11.9)44 (12.5)76 (12.6)
N3226 (20.8)107 (30.5)63 (10.4)
M stage (%)M0826 (76.2)217 (61.8)435 (72.0)<0.001
M1258 (23.8)134 (38.2)169 (28.0)
Tumor size (%)≤2 cm187 (17.3)29 (8.3)72 (11.9)<0.001
≤5 cm320 (29.5)53 (15.1)185 (30.6)
>5 cm257 (23.7)116 (33.0)135 (22.4)
Unknown320 (29.5)153 (43.6)212 (35.1)
Regional nodes examined (%)≤16706 (65.1)236 (67.2)471 (78.0)<0.001
>16378 (34.9)115 (32.8)133 (22.0)
Bone metastasis (%)Yes24 (2.2)21 (6.0)28 (4.6)0.001
No1060 (97.8)330 (94.0)576 (95.4)
Brain metastasis (%)Yes3 (0.3)0 (0.0)3 (0.5)0.389
No1081 (99.7)351 (100.0)601 (99.5)
Liver metastasis (%)Yes32 (3.0)16 (4.6)36 (6.0)0.011
No1052 (97.0)335 (95.4)568 (94.0)
Lung metastasis (%)Yes24 (2.2)10 (2.8)27 (4.5)0.033
No1060 (97.8)341 (97.2)577 (95.5)
Surgery (%)No surgery357 (32.9)152 (43.3)318 (52.6)<0.001
Surgery727 (67.1)199 (56.7)286 (47.4)
Radiation (%)No/unknown830 (76.6)282 (80.3)306 (50.7)<0.001
Yes254 (23.4)69 (19.7)298 (49.3)
Chemotherapy (%)No/unknown440 (40.6)109 (31.1)128 (21.2)<0.001
Yes644 (59.4)242 (68.9)476 (78.8)