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Table 4 Association of preoperative radiotherapy with various factors in men and women

From: Gender differences in stage at diagnosis and preoperative radiotherapy in patients with rectal cancer

 

Preoperative radiotherapy

p-value for gender interaction3

Men

Women

N

n (%)

P1

N

n (%)

P1

 

Age

  

< 0.00052

  

0.322

0.015

  < 65 years

221

140 (63.3)

 

108

55 (50.9)

  

 65–80 years

245

132 (53.9)

 

105

56 (53.3)

  

  > 80 years

56

17 (30.4)

 

35

13 (37.1)

  

Charlson index

  

0.05

  

0.02

0.73

 0

258

154 (59.7)

 

165

91 (55.2)

  

  ≥ 1

264

135 (51.1)

 

83

33 (39.8)

  

Tumor depth

  

< 0.0005

  

< 0.0005

0.20

 cT1 - cT2

91

18 (19.8)

 

55

10 (18.2)

  

 cT3

273

211 (77.3)

 

120

81 (67.5)

  

 cT4

28

24 (85.7)

 

34

23 (67.6)

  

 Unknown

130

36 (27.7)

 

39

10 (25.6)

  

Distance from anal verge

  

< 0.0005

  

0.01

0.95

  < 5 cm

100

69 (69.0)

 

57

34 (59.6)

  

 5–10 cm

218

141 (64.7)

 

83

48 (57.8)

  

  > 10 cm

167

67 (40.1)

 

90

37 (41.1)

  

 Unknown

37

12 (32.4)

 

18

5 (27.8)

  

Histological classification

  

0.20

  

0.63

0.97

 Adenocarcinoma

474

267 (56.3)

 

208

103 (49.5)

  

 Mucinous adenocarcinoma

18

8 (44.4)

 

14

7 (50.0)

  

 Undifferentiated carcinomas

6

1 (16.7)

 

4

1 (25.0)

  

 Unknown

24

13 (54.2)

 

22

13 (59.1)

  
  1. 1 Pearson chi-square test
  2. 2 Chi-square test for trend
  3. 3 Likelihood ratio test for gender interaction