Table 2.

Baseline table for hospital characteristics for patients with colon cancer

Variable	All	n = 1088	Certified: no	n = 777	Certified: yes	n = 311
Hospital beds, n (%)
1–299	614	56.4%	574	73.9%	40	12.9%
300–499	262	24.1%	142	18.3%	120	38.6%
500–999	162	14.9%	52	6.7%	110	35.4%
1000 +	50	4.6%	9	1.2%	41	13.2%
Teaching hospital, n (%)
No	469	43.1%	419	53.9%	50	16.1%
Yes	619	56.9%	358	46.1%	261	83.9%
University hospital, n (%)
No	1059	97.3%	769	99%	290	93.2%
Yes	29	2.7%	8	1%	21	6.8%
Hospital ownership, n (%)
Public	388	35.7%	245	31.5%	143	46%
Non-profit	473	43.5%	350	45%	123	39.5%
Private	227	20.9%	182	23.4%	45	14.5%
Certified center, n (%)
No	777	71.4%
Yes	311	28.6%