Characteristics | No anemia (N = 177) | Anemia (N = 123) | P value | |
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Age (years), mean ± SD | 63.15 ± 6.7 | 64.02 ± 7.3 | 0.291 | |
Gender—female, n (%) | 88 (49.7%) | 51 (41.5%) | 0.159 | |
TNM stage, categorized | Locally advanced CRC | 65 (36.7%) | 26 (21.1%) | 0.004 |
Highly advanced CRC | 112 (63.3%) | 97 (78.9%) | ||
Tumor location | Proximal colon | 28 (15.8%) | 35 (28.4%) | 0.016 |
Transverse colon | 32 (18.1%) | 28 (22.8%) | ||
Distal colon | 81 (45.8%) | 37 (30.1%) | ||
Rectum | 35 (19.8%) | 22 (17.9%) | ||
Multifocal | 1 (0.5%) | 1 (0.8%) | ||
Tumor size (cm) ± SD | 3.59 ± 2.03 | 4.95 ± 2.64 | p<0.001 | |
Obstructing tumor, n (%) | 25 (14.1%) | 32 (56.1%) | 0.010 | |
Symptoms | Asymptomatic | 69 (39%) | 20 (16.3%) | p<0.001 |
Symptomatic | 108 (61%) | 103 (83.7%) |