Table 1 Patients' baseline characteristics: XELOX and FOLFOX4 groups

Male, %

57

57

Chinese ethnicity, %

94

100

Mean age, years

63.9

61.9

0.936*

Mean weight, kg

61.6

59.8

0.544*

Mean height, cm

165.4

162.6

0.281*

Mean body surface area, m²

1.65

1.62

0.555*

ECOG PS, % of patients

0

34

30

0.860^‡

1

53

53

2

4

4

Alkaline phosphatase, % abnormal

20

17

0.741^‡

No. of metastatic sites, % of patients

1

57

53

0.822^‡

2

33

37

≥3

10

10

Liver metastases present, % of patients

77

50

0.034^‡

Status at August 2009, % surviving

67

47

0.121^‡