TABLE 1.
Baseline Characteristics of Patients According to Surgical Procedure (n = 5755)
| Total | Left-sided Colon Resection | Right-sided Colon Resection | APR | Hartmann | Low LAR | High LAR | P * | Local Excision | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All, n (%) | 5613 | 1726 | 1262 | 610 | 416 | 862 | 737 | 142 | |
| Age | |||||||||
| 20–40 | 313 (5.6) | 76 (4.4) | 99 (7.8) | 35 (5.7) | 23 (5.5) | 46 (5.3) | 34 (4.6) | 0.003 | 18 (12.7) |
| 41–45 | 410 (7.3) | 128 (7.4) | 93 (7.4) | 45 (7.4) | 27 (6.5) | 73 (8.5) | 44 (6.0) | ||
| 46–50 | 887 (15.8) | 278 (16.1) | 196 (15.5) | 96 (15.7) | 59 (14.2) | 127 (14.7) | 131 (17.8) | 15 (10.6) | |
| 51–55 | 1583 (28.2) | 508 (29.4) | 328 (26.0) | 173 (28.4) | 126 (30.3) | 223 (25.9) | 225 (30.5) | 47 (33.1) | |
| 56–60 | 2420 (43.1) | 736 (42.6) | 546 (43.3) | 261 (42.8) | 181 (43.5) | 393 (45.6) | 303 (41.1) | 62 (43.7) | |
| Gender, n (%) | |||||||||
| Female | 2478 (44.2) | 870 (50.4) | 587 (46.5) | 202 (33.1) | 172 (41.4) | 337 (39.1) | 310 (42.1) | <0.001 | 63 (44.4) |
| Male | 3,135 (55.9) | 856 (49.6) | 675 (53.5) | 408 (66.9) | 244 (58.7) | 525 (60.9) | 427 (57.9) | 79 (55.6) | |
| Education, n (%) | |||||||||
| Primary and high school | 1557 (27.7) | 447 (25.9) | 375 (29.7) | 196 (32.1) | 124 (29.8) | 235 (27.3) | 180 (24.4) | 0.007 | 33 (23.2) |
| Vocational education | 2445 (43.6) | 766 (44.4) | 513 (40.7) | 265 (43.4) | 186 (44.7) | 375 (43.5) | 340 (46.1) | 75 (52.8)† | |
| Short further education | 278 (5.0) | 87 (5.0) | 64 (5.1) | 36 (5.9) | 18 (4.3) | 47 (5.5) | 26 (3.5) | ||
| Bachelor education | 937 (16.7) | 283 (16.4) | 219 (17.4) | 76 (12.5) | 63 (15.1) | 155 (18.0) | 141 (19.1) | 34 (23.9)† | |
| Long further education | 396 (7.1) | 143 (8.3) | 91 (7.2) | 37 (6.1) | 25 (6.0) | 50 (5.8) | 50 (6.8) | ||
| Comorbidity, n (%) | |||||||||
| 0 | 5218 (93.0) | 1614 (93.5) | 1151 (91.2) | 564 (92.5) | 380 (91.4) | 815 (94.6) | 698 (94.7) | 0.002 | 132 (93.0) |
| 1+ | 395 (7.0) | 112 (6.5) | 111 (8.8) | 46 (7.5) | 36 (8.7) | 47 (5.5) | 39 (5.3) | 10 (7.0) | |
| Employment status at diagnosis, n (%) | |||||||||
| Working | 420 (77.0) | 1341 (77.7) | 916 (72.6) | 461 (75.6) | 315 (75.7) | 704 (81.7) | 583 (79.1) | <0.001 | 112 (78.9) |
| Sick leave benefits | 975 (17.4) | 301 (17.4) | 266 (21.1) | 100 (16.4) | 69 (16.6) | 122 (14.2) | 117 (15.9) | 30 (21.1) | |
| Temporary benefits | 318 (5.7) | 84 (4.9) | 80 (6.3) | 49 (8.0) | 32 (7.7) | 364 (4.2) | 37 (5.0) | ||
| UICC stadium, n (%) | |||||||||
| 1 | 926 (16.5) | 267 (15.5) | 96 (7.6) | 164 (26.9) | 22 (5.3) | 244 (28.3) | 133 (18.1) | <0.001 | N.A.‡ |
| 2 | 1692 (30.1) | 537 (31.1) | 410 (32.5) | 171 (28.0) | 101 (24.3) | 237 (27.5) | 236 (32.0) | N.A.‡ | |
| 3 | 1910 (34.0) | 595 (34.5) | 426 (33.8) | 201 (33.0) | 125 (30.1) | 286 (33.2) | 277 (37.6) | N.A.‡ | |
| 4 | 1085 (19.3) | 327 (19.0) | 330 (26.2) | 74 (12.1) | 168 (40.4) | 95 (11.0) | 91 (12.4) | N.A.‡ | |
| Operation period, n (%) | |||||||||
| May 3, 2001–November 2, 2004 | 1359 (24.2) | 397 (23.0) | 317 (25.1) | 142 (23.3) | 132 (31.7) | 190 (22.0) | 181 (24.6) | 0.07 | 31 (21.8) |
| November 3, 2004–May 2, 2008 | 1585 (28.2) | 499 (28.9) | 346 (27.4) | 173 (28.4) | 116 (27.9) | 236 (27.4) | 215 (29.2) | 38 (26.8) | |
| May 3, 2008–November 3, 2011 | 1346 (24.0) | 403 (23.4) | 308 (24.4) | 144 (23.6) | 88 (21.2) | 229 (26.6) | 174 (23.6) | 25 (17.6) | |
| November 4, 2011–May 6, 2015 | 1323 (23.6) | 427 (24.7) | 291 (23.1) | 151 (24.8) | 80 (19.2) | 207 (24.0) | 167 (22.7) | 48 (33.8) |
Local excisions are not included in the statistical tests.
*Chi2 test,
†Cells are merged if <10 observations in a single cell,
‡UICC stadium not applicable for local excisions.