Table 1: Patient characteristics at baseline (N = 17).
Abbreviations: TNM, tumor node metastasis classification; S-1, tegafur/ gimeracil/oteracil potassium.
aAverage value ± SD (range: min-max). Other values indicate numbers of patients.
| Variables Age (years) | Numbers of patient 70.0 ± 7.0 (55.9-81.3)a | |
| Gender | Men | 12 |
| Women | 5 |
| Job status | Full-time | 5 |
| Part-time | 3 |
| None | 9 |
| Regular exercise | Yes | 12 |
| No | 4 |
| Cohabitant family members | Yes | 16 |
| No | 1 |
| TNM stage | IA | 10 |
| IB | 2 |
| IIB | 1 |
| IIIB | 3 |
| IV | 1 |
| Post-operative hospital stay (days) | 20.5 ± 19.0 (8–58) aMedian 10.5 | |
| Surgery | Gastrectomy | 16 |
| Gastric bypass | 1 |
| Adjuvant | S-1 | 3 |
| SP | 1 |
| Post-operative complications | Minor anastomotic leakage | 3 |
| Pneumonia | 1 |