Table 1 Patient characteristics: comparison GlpeTH and MqueTH
| Ā | GlpeTH | MqueTH | p value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ā | n = 83 (%) | nā=ā118 (%) | Ā |
Mean age | 69.0 | 67.9 | 0.60(a) |
Range | 34 - 99 | 24 - 96 | |
Age | Ā | Ā | 0.94(b) |
ā¤ 50Ā years | 13 (15.7) | 18 (15.3) | Ā |
> 50Ā years | 70 (84.3) | 100 (84.7) | |
Sex | Ā | Ā | Ā |
Male | 43 (51.8) | 55 (46.6) | 0.47(b) |
Female | 40 (48.2) | 63 (53.4) | Ā |
Histological type | Ā | Ā | 0.073(c) |
Adenocarcinoma | 77 (96.4) | 98 (83.0) | Ā |
Mucinous adenocarcinoma | 5 (2.4) | 11 (9.3) | Ā |
Undifferentiated carcinoma | 1 (1.2) | 9 (7.7) | Ā |
Tumour sites | Ā | Ā | 0.65(c) |
Right colon | 25 (30.1) | 34 (28.8) | Ā |
Left colon | 15 (18.1) | 17 (14.4) | Ā |
Transverse colon | 3 (3.7) | 9 (7.7) | Ā |
Sigmoid colon | 30 (36.1) | 39 (33.0) | Ā |
Rectum | 10 (12.0) | 19 (16.1) | Ā |
Tumour grade | Ā | Ā | < 0.0001(c) |
Well differentiated | 32 (41.5) | 83 (84.7) | Ā |
Moderately differentiated | 41 (53.2) | 12 (12.2) | Ā |
Poorly differentiated | 4 (5.3) | 3 (3.1) | Ā |
pTNM | Ā | Ā | 0.045(c) |
ā0 /I | 5 (6.0) | 11 (9.3) | Ā |
āII | 50 (60.2) | 57 (48.3) | Ā |
āIII | 27 (32.5) | 38 (32.2) | Ā |
āIV | 1 (1.2) | 12 (10.2) | Ā |
pT stage | Ā | Ā | <0.0001(c) |
āT0-T2 | 12 (14.5) | 30 (25.2) | Ā |
āT3 | 52 (62.6) | 31 (26.5) | Ā |
āT4 | 19 (22.9) | 57 (48.3) | Ā |