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. 2023 Jul 22;21:215. doi: 10.1186/s12957-023-03094-7

Table 6.

Tumour site differences between young (≤ 45) and older (46 +) patients

Site Younger (≤ 45 years), N (%) Older (≥ 46 years), N (%) p-value
Caecum 6 (5.3) 22 (7.7) 0.385
Ascending colon 9 (7.9) 29 (10.2) 0.481
Transverse colon 6 (5.3) 4 (1.4) 0.026
Descending colon 7 (6.1) 18 (6.3) 0.947
Sigmoid colon 17 (14.9) 48 (16.8) 0.637
Rectosigmoid 7 (6.1) 14 (4.9) 0.619
Rectum 62 (54.4) 150 (52.6) 0.750