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Table 1 Patient and tumour characteristic (n = 137)

From: PINCH is an independent prognostic factor in rectal cancer patients without preoperative radiotherapy - a study in a Swedish rectal cancer trial of preoperative radiotherapy

Characteristics

   
 

Non-RT n(%)

RT n(%)

P

Gender

   

Male

42 (58)

40 (62)

0.70

Female

30 (42)

25 (38)

 

Age (years)

  

0.84

≤ 67

30 (42)

26 (42)

 

> 67

42 (58)

39 (60)

 

TNM

  

0.11

I

20 (28)

22 (34)

 

IIA

18 (25)

21 (32)

 

IIIA

8 (11)

1 (2)

 

IIIB

11 (15)

11 (17)

 

IIIC

11 (15)

4 (6)

 

IV

4 (6)

6 (9)

 

Differentiation

  

0.63

Good

2 (3)

2 (3)

 

Moderate

58 (81)

48 (74)

 

Poor

12 (16)

15 (23)

 

Surgical type

  

0.17

Rectal amputation

36 (50)

25 (38)

 

Anterior resection

36 (50)

40 (62)

 

Resection margin

  

0.33

Tumor free

70 (97)

61 (94)

 

Tumor

2 (3)

4 (6)

 

To anal verge (cm)

   

Mean

7.5

8.5