Table 3 Five-year survival of colorectal cancer patients by anatomic sites and Duke’s stage, stratified by ethnic groups
Clinical characteristics | Survival rate, % (95% CI) | Â | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
aMalay (n = 225) | Chinese (n = 808) | Indians (n = 157) | p | |
Colorectal | 48.50 (41.29–55.32) | 39.68 (36.01–43.33) | 47.49 (38.84–55.63) | 0.039 |
Site: | ||||
 Colon | 56.51 (44.75–66.69) | 40.07 (34.86–45.22) | 54.52 (42.18–65.29) | 0.005 |
 Rectum | 43.87 (34.42–52.91) | 39.81 (34.23–45.33) | 36.91 (24.56–49.28) | 0.674 |
Duke's stageb | Malay (n = 163) | Chinese (n = 546) | Indians (n = 105) | p |
 A & B | 68.68 (51.43–80.88) | 63.79 (55.88–70.66) | 69.95 (51.73–82.39) | 0.714 |
 C | 56.18 (42.43–67.86) | 45.01 (37.96–51.80) | 58.85 (41.56–72.61) | 0.136 |
 D | 17.98 (6.27–34.53) | 13.05 (7.03–20.96) | NA | - |