| |
Chemotherapy Group N = 95
|
Control group N = 87
|
Chi2 p
|
|---|
|
Age (mean, SD)
|
64.1 (9.5)
|
63.6 (10.6)
|
--
|
|
Male
|
49 (52)
|
45 (52)
|
--
|
|
Tumour site right colon
|
50 (53)
|
40 (46)
|
0.37
|
|
Size ≥ 5 cm
|
43 (45)
|
43 (49)
|
0.57
|
|
Tumour spread beyond muscularis propria
|
84 (88)
|
80 (92)
|
0.43
|
|
Mucinous or signet ring adenocarcinoma
|
16 (17)
|
10 (12)
|
0.30
|
|
≥ 4 lymph nodes involved
|
26 (27)
|
26 (30)
|
0.70
|
|
Apical node involved
|
11 (12)
|
11 (13)
|
0.83
|
|
High grade tumour
|
34 (36)
|
31 (36)
|
0.98
|
|
Venous invasion present
|
20 (21)
|
23 (26)
|
0.39
|
|
Free serosal surface involved
|
22 (23)
|
23 (26)
|
0.61
|
|
Adjacent structure infiltrated
|
6 (6)
|
4 (5)
|
0.75*
|
- *Fisher’s exact test.
- Number (%).
