| Demographic | No. of patients | % |
| Total | 246 | 100 |
| Sex |
|
|
| Male | 182 | 74 |
| Female | 64 | 26 |
| Age (years) |
|
|
| Mean (SD) | 60.22 (8.31) |
|
| Range of age | 38 - 82 |
|
| <60 | 109 | 44.3 |
| ≥60 | 137 | 55.7 |
| Occupation |
|
|
| Worker | 24 | 9.8 |
| Farmer | 63 | 25.6 |
| Teacher | 5 | 2.0 |
| Civil servant | 11 | 4.5 |
| Self-employed | 31 | 12.6 |
| Other | 112 | 45.5 |
| Marriage |
|
|
| Unmarried | 1 | 0.4 |
| Married | 237 | 96.3 |
| Divorce | 0 | 0 |
| Widowed | 8 | 3.3 |
| Education |
|
|
| Primary school | 90 | 36.6 |
| Junior high school | 78 | 31.7 |
| High school or secondary school | 55 | 22.4 |
| College | 13 | 5.3 |
| Undergraduate and above | 10 | 4.1 |
| Economy |
|
|
| Poor | 62 | 25.2 |
| Fair | 120 | 48.8 |
| Good | 64 | 26.0 |
| Medical insurance |
|
|
| Own expense | 48 | 19.5 |
| Urban Employee Medical Insurance | 44 | 17.9 |
| Urban Residents Medical Insurance | 33 | 13.4 |
| Rural Cooperative Medical Care | 121 | 49.2 |
| Histological type |
|
|
| Squamous cell carcinoma | 213 | 86.6 |
| Small cell carcinoma | 9 | 3.7 |
| Adenocarcinoma | 24 | 9.8 |
| Tumor location |
|
|
| Upper | 23 | 9.3 |
| Middle | 147 | 59.8 |
| Lower | 51 | 20.7 |
| Gastro-esophageal junction | 18 | 7.3 |
| Cardiac | 7 | 2.8 |
| Operation type |
|
|
| Sweet | 120 | 48.8 |
| Ivor Lewis | 66 | 26.8 |
| McKeown | 60 | 24.4 |
| TNM stage |
|
|
| I | 39 | 15.9 |
| II | 96 | 39.0 |
| III | 106 | 43.1 |
| IV | 4 | 1.6 |
| Unknown | 1 | 0.4 |