Table 1. Characteristics of MSS and dMMR groups.
MSS, microsatellite stable; dMMR, deficient mismatch repair
| MSS (n=38) | dMMR (n=38) | p-Value | |
| Age (mean, SD) | 62.5 (11.3) | 63.8 (13.6) | 0.63 |
| Gender (n, %) | |||
| Male | 21 (55.3) | 21 (55.3) | 1 |
| Female | 17 (44.7) | 17 (44.7) | |
| BMI, kg/m2 (n, %) | |||
| <25 | 6 (15.7) | 16 (42.1) | 0.00 |
| >25 | 32 (84.3) | 22 (57.9) | |
| Smoking (n, %) | |||
| Never | 18 (47.3) | 16 (42.1) | 0.87 |
| Ex-smoker | 16 (42.1) | 17 (44.7) | |
| Current smoker | 4 (10.6) | 5 (13.2) | |
| Diabetes mellitus (n, %) | |||
| Present | 10 (26.3) | 14 (36.8) | 0.32 |
| Absent | 28 (73.7) | 24 (63.2) | |
| Tumor localization (n, %) | |||
| Right-sided | 13 (46.4) | 27 (71) | 0.00 |
| Left-sided | 25 (53.6) | 11 (29) | |
| pT (n, %) | |||
| T1 | 1 (2.6) | 0 (0) | 0.22 |
| T2 | 3 (7.8) | 1 (2.6) | |
| T3 | 29 (76.3) | 26 (68.4) | |
| T4 | 5 (13.3) | 11 (29) | |
| pN (n, %) | |||
| N0 | 20 (52.7) | 24 (63.2) | 0.41 |
| N1 | 12 (31.6) | 7 (18.4) | |
| N2 | 6 (15.7) | 7 (18.4) | |
| Stage (n, %) | |||
| I | 4 (10.6) | 0 (0) | 0.09 |
| II | 16 (42.1) | 22 (57.9) | |
| III | 18 (47.3) | 16 (42.1) | |
| Grade (n, %) | |||
| 1 | 1 (2.6) | 1 (2.6) | 0.37 |
| 2 | 32 (84.2) | 31 (81.6) | |
| 3 | 5 (13.2) | 6 (15.8) | |