Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the patients a
From: First national survival data for colorectal cancer among Saudis between 1994 and 2004: what’s next?
Cancer site | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Colon (n, %) | Recto-sigmoid (n, %) | Rectum (n, %) | |
Number of patients | 257 (46.8) | 66 (12.0) | 226 (41.2) |
Age in years (Mean ± SD) | 53.4 ± 14.7 | 53.6 ± 17.3 | 54.3 ± 15.2 |
Gender | |||
Female | 96 (51.6) | 25 (13.4) | 65 (34.9) |
Male | 161 (44.4) | 41 (11.3) | 161 (44.4) |
Grade | |||
Grade I (Well diff) | 26 (44.8) | 5 (8.6) | 27 (46.6) |
Grade II (Mod diff) | 157 (44.7) | 48 (13.7) | 146 (41.6) |
Grade III (Poor diff) | 25 (46.3) | 3 (5.6) | 26 (48.1) |
Grade IV (Undiff anaplastic) | 4 (66.7) | 0 (0) | 2 (33.3) |
Unknown | 45 (56.3) | 10 (12.5) | 25 (31.3) |
Extent b | |||
Localized | 48 (39.3) | 14 (11.5) | 60 (49.2) |
Regional: Direct Ext | 59 (54.6) | 11 (10.2) | 38 (35.2) |
Regional: Lymph Node | 12 (27.3) | 9 (20.5) | 23 (52.3) |
Regional: Dir Ext and lymph node | 64 (59.8) | 9 (8.4) | 34 (31.8) |
Regional NOS | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (100.0) |
Distant Metastasis | 63 (44.4) | 21 (14.8) | 58 (40.8) |
Unknown | 11 (44.0) | 2 (8.0) | 12 (48.0) |
Status | |||
Dead | 152 (44.1) | 43 (12.5) | 150 (43.5) |
Alive | 105 (51.5) | 23 (11.3) | 76 (37.3) |
Cause of death | |||
Cancer | 15 (62.5) | 3 (12.5) | 6 (25.0) |
Unknown | 137 (42.7) | 40 (12.5) | 144 (44.9) |
Not applicable | 105 (51.5) | 23 (11.3) | 76 (37.3) |