Factor No. Only H (n=44) (n=65) Multiple (n=33) (n=239) P value
Sex       0.143
Male 66 40 (90.9%) 26 (78.9%)  
 Female 11 4 (9.1%) 7 (21.2%)  
Age /years old       0.35
≥60 63 38 (86.4%) 25 (78.1%)  
< 60 13 6 (13.6%) 7 (21.8%)  
Macroscopic type       0.066
Type 0 1 1 (2.3%) 0  
1, 2 31 22 (50.0%) 9 (29.0%)  
3, 4 37 18 (40.9%) 19 (61.3%)  
5 6 3 (6.8%) 3 (9.7%)  
Site       0.863
L (lower) 32 19 (43.2%) 13 (40.6%)  
M (middle) 20 10 (22.7%) 10 (31.3%)  
U (upper) 24 15 (34.1%) 9 (28.1%)  
The number of sites       0.357
1 23 14 (31.8%) 9 (28.1%)  
2 28 18 (40.9%) 10 (31.3%)  
≥3 25 12 (27.3%) 13 (40.6%)  
Depth       0.692
T1, T2, T3 4 4 (10.0%) 0  
T4a 51 27 (67.5%) 24 (82.8%)  
T4b 14 9 (22.5%) 5 (17.2%)  
Histology       0.239
differentiated 33 24 (66.7%) 9 (50.0%)  
undifferentiated 21 12 (33.3%) 9 (50.0%)  
Stromal pattern       0.111
medullary 31 23 (63.9%) 8 (44.4%)  
intermediate 22 13 (36.1%) 9 (50.0%)  
scirrhous 1 0 1 (5.6%)  
INF       0.006*
a 20 17 (47.2%) 3 (16.7%)  
b 26 17 (47.2%) 9 (50.0%)  
c 8 2 (5.6%) 6 (33.3%)  
ly       0.015*
0 1 1 (2.8%) 0  
1,2 19 17 (47.2%) 2 (11.8%)  
3 33 18 (50.0%) 15 (88.2%)  
v       0.153
0,1 13 11 (30.6%) 2 (11.8%)  
2,3 40 25 (69.4%) 15 (88.2%)  
Lymph node metastasis       0.011*
0 6 6 (17.1%) 0  
1,2 15 14 (40.0%) 1 (6.3%)  
3 30 15 (42.9%) 15 (93.8%)  
Gastrectomy       0.012*
(-) 23 8 (18.2%) 15 (45.5%)  
(+) 54 36 (81.8%) 18 (54.5%)  
Chemotherapy       0.144
(-) 29 13 (31.7%) 16 (48.5%)  
(+) 45 28 (68.3%) 17 (51.5%)  
New anti-cancer drug       0.9
(-) 18 11 (39.3%) 7 (41.2%)  
(+) 27 17 (60.7%) 10 (58.8%)  
Lymph node dissection       0.016*
D0,D1 32 17 (47.2%) 15 (83.3%)  
≥ D2 22 19 (52.8%) 3 (16.7%)  
Tumor size       0.146
< 100mm 39 28 (80.0%) 11 (61.1%)  
≥ 100mm 14 7 (20.0%) 7 (38.9%)  
Residual tumor       0.8
R0 2 2 (5.6%) 0  
R2 52 34 (94.4%) 18 (100%)  
The number of metastatic nodule       0.268
solitary 11 8 (18.2%) 3 (9.1%)  
multiple 66 36 (81.8%) 30 (90.9%)  
The number of metastatic nodule       0.007*
≤ 3 25 20 (45.5%) 5 (15.2%)  
≥ 4 52 24 (54.5%) 28 (84.8%)  
Hepatectomy       0.744
(-) 71 38 (86.4%) 33 (100%)  
(+) 6 6 (13.6%) 0  
HAI       0.025*
(-) 60 30 (68.2%) 30 (90.9%)  
(+) 17 14 (31.8%) 3 (9.1%)  
Systemic chemotherapy       0.304
(-) 31 15 (36.6%) 16 (48.5%)  
(+) 43 26 (63.4%) 17 (51.5%)  
*P<0.05 indicates statistical significance.
Table 1: Correlations between H factor only and multiple stage IV factors