Table 1 Demographic and rectal cancer-related information ( N = 75)
Men ( n = 42) | Women ( n = 33) | P value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean age (SD) in years | 60.6 | (10.6) | 57.5 | (7.6) | 0.160 |
Occupational status (%) | |||||
Employed full or part-time | 14 | 33.3 | 15 | 45.5 | 0.285 |
Unemployed | 28 | 66.7 | 18 | 54.5 | |
Marital status | |||||
Married | 41 | 97.6 | 32 | 97.0 | 1.000 |
Other | 1 | 2.4 | 1 | 3.0 | |
Living with others | |||||
No | 1 | 2.4 | 4 | 12.1 | 0.093 |
Yes | 41 | 97.6 | 29 | 87.9 | |
Clinical stage (tumor node metastasis) | |||||
I | 22 | 52.4 | 18 | 54.5 | 0.488 |
II | 6 | 14.3 | 7 | 21.2 | |
IIIa | 9 | 21.4 | 3 | 9.1 | |
IIIb | 5 | 11.9 | 5 | 15.2 | |
Surgery type | |||||
ISR (temporary ileostomies) | 11 (11) | 26.2 | 5 (4) | 15.2 | 0.099 |
ULAR (temporary ileostomies) | 16 (7) | 38.1 | 8 (2) | 24.2 | |
LAR | 15 | 35.7 | 20 | 60.6 | |
Neoadjuvant chemotherapy | |||||
No | 36 | 88.1 | 32 | 97.0 | 0.096 |
Yes | 6 | 11.9 | 1 | 3.0 | |
Adjuvant chemotherapy | |||||
No | 24 | 57.1 | 21 | 63.6 | 0.371 |
Yes | 18 | 42.9 | 12 | 36.4 | |
Radiation | |||||
No | 42 | 100.0 | 33 | 100.0 | 1.000 |
Yes | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | |