Research Article

Clinical Significance of Preoperative Albumin and Globulin Ratio in Patients with Gastric Cancer Undergoing Treatment

Table 1

The clinicopathological characteristics of gastric cancer patients.

CharacteristicThe testing groupThe validation group
Median (25th–75th percentile) or number (%)Median (25th–75th percentile) or number (%)

Gender
Male288 (66.8)298 (69.1)
Female143 (33.2)133 (30.9)
Age (years)
≤59222 (51.5)232 (53.8)
>59209 (48.5)199 (46.2)
TNM category (AJCC, 7th)
I66 (15.3)58 (13.5)
II110 (25.5)100 (23.2)
III201 (46.6)208 (48.3)
IV54 (12.5)65 (15.1)
N stage (AJCC, 7th)
N0130 (30.2)141 (32.7)
N1301 (69.8)290 (67.3)
T stage (AJCC, 7th)
T154 (12.5)40 (9.3)
T246 (10.7)61 (14.2)
T3142 (32.9)138 (32.0)
T4189 (43.9)192 (44.5)
M stage (AJCC, 7th)
M0366 (84.9)349 (81.0)
M165 (15.1)82 (19.0)
Primary tumor size (cm)
<4.0178 (41.3)171 (39.7)
≥4.0253 (58.7)260 (60.3)
Tumor location
Proximal218 (50.6)239 (55.5)
Remote160 (37.1)147 (34.1)
Other53 (12.3)45 (10.4)
Degree of differentiation
Poorly or not differentiated253 (58.7)250 (58.0)
Moderately differentiated174 (40.4)179 (41.5)
Well differentiated4 (0.9)2 (0.5)
Tests
CRP1.78 (0.12–155.32)1.91 (0.12–278.56)
ALB41.6 (25.1–49.1)41.9 (27.50–51.00)
GLB27.3 (12.8–41.8)27.45 (16.90–42.00)
PLT240.90 (88.00–869.00)235.00 (77.00–641.60)
Neutrophil3.7 (0.7–17.1)3.80 (1.20–19.37)
Lymphocyte1.6 (0.2–3.7)1.70 (0.23–3.80)