Table 2.

Frequencies of all infections and association (p values) to MBL deficiency defined as MBL concentration <250 ng/ml serum; 118 patients are registered with one infection, 16 with two, 6 with three, and 4 with four

Infection	Frequency	p Value
Perineal (rectal amputation only)	19/95	0.36
Intra-abdominal abscess	21/611	0.95
Anastomotic leakage	37/611	0.71
Septicaemia	20/611	0.68
Wound	34/611	0.34
Pneumonia	87/611	0.04
Pneumoniaa	87/611	0.03

^a Adjusted for Dukes’ stage and localisation