Table 1 Patient characteristics
From: High KLF4 level in normal tissue predicts poor survival in colorectal cancer patients
Number of patients (%) | |
|---|---|
Total patients | 125 |
Age in years (median) | 35-83 (62.0) |
≤60 | 50 (40.0) |
≥60 | 75 (60.0) |
Sex | |
Male | 82 (65.6) |
Female | 43 (34.4) |
Positive nodes | |
absent | 55 (44.0) |
present | 70 (56.0) |
Stage | |
I | 20 (16.0) |
II | 31 (24.8) |
III | 55 (44.0) |
IV | 19 (15.2) |
Primary lesion | |
Right colon | 24 (19.2) |
Left colon | 45 (36.0) |
Rectum | 56(44.8) |
Histology | |
Well differentiated | 16 (12.8) |
Moderately differentiated | 100 (80.0) |
Poorly differentiated | 5 (4.0) |
Mucinous | 4 (3.2) |
Blood/lymphatic vessel invasion | |
Absent | 109 (87.2) |
Present | 16 (12.8) |
Surgery | |
Curative | 113 (90.4) |
Palliative | 12 (9.6) |