Research Article

Development and External Validation of a Nomogram for Predicting Overall Survival in Stomach Cancer: A Population-Based Study

Table 1

Baseline characteristics of the Training Group and the Testing Group.

VariablesTraining Group (n = 4456)Testing Group (n = 4541)

Age, years, n (%)
 <651700 (38.15)1735 (38.21)
 65–802017 (45.26)2059 (45.34)
 ≥81739 (16.58)747 (16.45)
Gender, n (%)
 Male2557 (57.38)2600 (57.26)
 Female1899 (42.62)1941 (42.74)
Race, n (%)
 White2558 (57.41)2612 (57.52)
 Black726 (16.29)737 (16.23)
 Others1172 (26.30)1192 (26.25)
Marital status, n (%)
 Married2722 (61.09)2775 (61.11)
 Widowed663 (14.88)673 (14.82)
 Others1071 (24.04)1093 (24.07)
Primary site, n (%)
 Fundus164 (3.68)166 (3.66)
 Body of stomach629 (14.12)641 (14.12)
 Antrum1649 (37.01)1673 (36.84)
 Pylorus228 (5.12)236 (5.20)
 Lesser curvature671 (15.06)685 (15.08)
 Greater curvature248 (5.57)255 (5.62)
 Overlapping lesion478 (10.73)487 (10.72)
 Stomach or NOS389 (8.73)398 (8.76)
AJCC stage, n (%)
 I1223 (27.45)1232 (27.13)
 II1144 (25.67)1168 (25.72)
 III1632 (36.62)1677 (36.93)
 IV457 (10.26)464 (10.22)
T stage, n (%)
 T1997 (22.37)1008 (22.20)
 T2580 (13.02)586 (12.90)
 T31436 (32.23)1465 (32.26)
 T41443 (32.38)1482 (32.64)
N stage, n (%)
 N01785 (40.06)1801 (39.66)
 N1825 (18.51)847 (18.65)
 N2792 (17.77)811 (17.86)
 N31054 (23.65)1082 (23.83)
M stage, n (%)
 M03999 (89.74)4077 (89.78)
 M1457 (10.26)464 (10.22)
Tumor size, cm, n (%)
 ≤42166 (48.61)2209 (48.65)
 >42290 (51.39)2332 (51.35)
Insurance, n (%)
 Any Medicaid905 (20.31)929 (20.46)
 Insured2708 (60.77)2755 (60.67)
 No specific insured694 (15.57)707 (15.57)
 Uninsured149 (3.34)150 (3.30)
Surgery, n (%)
 Yes4419 (99.17)4503 (99.16)
 No37 (0.83)38 (0.84)
Radiation, n (%)
 Yes1126 (25.27)1214 (26.73)
 No3330 (74.73)3327 (73.27)
Chemotherapy, n (%)
 Yes2245 (50.38)2288 (50.39)
 No2211 (49.62)2253 (49.61)
Grade, n (%)
 I236 (5.30)239 (5.26)
 II1113 (24.98)1137 (25.04)
 III3001 (67.35)3057 (67.32)
 IV106 (2.38)108 (2.38)
Vital status, n (%)
 Alive2461 (55.23)2508 (55.23)
 Dead1995 (44.77)2033 (44.77)
 Regional nodes positive (M (Q1, Q3))1 (0, 6)1 (0, 6)
 Follow-up time, months (M (Q1, Q3))20.0 (11.0, 35.0)20.0 (11.0, 35.0)

NOS, not otherwise specified; AJCC, American Joint Committee on Cancer.