Efficacy and Safety of Endoscopic Resection for Small Gastric Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors in Elderly Patients
Table 1
Clinical characteristics of the patients.
Characteristics
Nonelderly (<65 years)
Elderly (≥65 years)
value
Number of patients
195
65
Number of lesions
199
66
Age, years
<0.001
Median (range)
55 (32-65)
68 (65-83)
Gender
NS
Male
87 (44.6%)
29 (44.6%)
Female
108 (55.4%)
36 (55.4%)
Clinical presentations
Abdominal pain or discomfort
76 (39.0%)
26 (40.0%)
NS
Belching
15 (7.7%)
7 (10.8%)
NS
Bleeding
6 (3.1%)
3 (4.6%)
NS
Dyspepsia
3 (1.5%)
1 (1.5)
NS
Others
4 (2.0%)
0 (0.0%)
NS
Asymptomatic
91 (46.7%)
28 (43.1%)
NS
Comorbidity
63 (32.3%)
40 (61.5%)
<0.001
Hypertension
37 (19.0%)
26 (40%)
0.01
Diabetes mellitus
17 (8.7%)
8 (12.3%)
NS
Cardiovascular disease
9 (4.6%)
10 (15.4)
0.004
Pulmonary disease
13 (6.7%)
9 (13.8%)
NS
Having two or more complications
13 (6.7%)
13 (20.0%)
0.002
H. pylori infection
19 (9.7%)
2 (3.1%)
NS
History of smoking
46 (23.6%)
15 (23.1%)
NS
History of alcohol consumption
44 (22.6%)
13 (20.0%)
NS
Family history
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
NS
Data are shown as (%) or of patients. Others include diarrhea, vomiting, wasting, and chest tightness. Cardiovascular disease includes coronary heart disease, atrial fibrillation, arrhythmia, rheumatic heart disease, and valvular heart disease. Pulmonary disease includes pneumonia, chronic bronchitis, bronchiectasia, and pulmonary fibrosis, pulmonary nodules. NS: not significant.
