Table 1.
Patient and tumour characteristics (n=449)
| Variable | Category | Total number | Number (%) CD59 + | Number (%) CD59 − | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | |||||
| Male | 257 | 41 (16) | 216 (84) | 0.127 | |
| Female | 192 | 21 (10.9) | 171 (89.1) | ||
| Tumour type | |||||
| Adenocarcinoma | 382 | 54 (14.1) | 328 (85.9) | 0.798 | |
| Mucinous carcinoma | 49 | 7 (14.3) | 42 (85.7) | ||
| Signet ring carcinoma | 6 | 0 | 6 (100) | ||
| Columnar carcinoma | 4 | 0 | 4 (100) | ||
| Unknown | 8 | 1 (12.5) | 7 (87.5) | ||
| Tumour grade | |||||
| Well differentiated | 28 | 8 (28.6) | 20 (71.4) | 0.017 | |
| Moderately differentiated | 345 | 50 (14.5) | 295 (85.5) | ||
| Poorly differentiated | 67 | 3 (4.5) | 64 (95.5) | ||
| Unknown | 9 | 1 (11.1) | 8 (88.9) | ||
| TNM stage | |||||
| 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 (100) | 0.111 | |
| I | 67 | 15 (22.4) | 52 (77.6) | ||
| II | 172 | 18 (10.5) | 154 (89.5) | ||
| III | 149 | 19 (12.8) | 130 (87.2) | ||
| IV | 51 | 10 (19.6) | 41 (80.4) | ||
| Unknown | 7 | 0 | 7 (100) | ||
| Tumour site | |||||
| Colon | 230 | 25 (10.9) | 205 (89.1) | 0.115 | |
| Rectal | 177 | 28 (15.8) | 149 (84.2) | ||
| Unknown | 42 | 9 (21.4) | 33 (78.6) | ||
| Vascular invasion status | |||||
| Negative | 219 | 22 (10) | 197 (90) | 0.074 | |
| Positive | 121 | 22 (18.2) | 99 (81.8) | ||
| Unknown | 109 | 18 (16.5) | 91 (83.5) | ||