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. 2007 Jan 9;56(6):863–868. doi: 10.1136/gut.2006.109157

Table 2 Clinicopathological factors and lymph‐node or distant metastasis.

LN metastasis Distant metastasis
Number of metastasis Total n (%) p Value Number of metastasis Total n (%) p Value
Gender
 Male 27 83 (33) 0.581 9 138 (7) 0.670
 Female 9 33 (27) 5 61 (8)
Age (years)
 < = 55 10 51 (20) 0.018 2 96 (2) 0.008
 >55 26 65 (40) 12 103 (12)
FH of CRC
 Positive 2 5 (40) 0.536 1 12 (8) 0.643
 Negative 27 99 (27) 9 173 (5)
FH of other cancer
 Positive 5 22 (23) 0.476 3 40 (8) 0.654
 Negative 25 82 (31) 8 143 (6)
Tumour site
 Colon 6 17 (35) 0.681 6 21 (29) <0.001
 Rectum 30 99 (30) 8 178 (5)
Tumour size (mm)
 1–10 3 43 (7) <0.001 0 88 (0) <0.001
 11–20 12 30 (40) 1 50 (2)
 >21 19 33 (58) 10 37 (27)
Tumour depth
 T1 12 73 (16) <0.001 2 144 (1) <0.001
 T2–4 24 36 (67) 12 41 (29)
Lymphatic invasion
 Positive 30 43 (70) <0.001 11 52 (21) <0.001
 Negative 2 54 (4) 2 95 (2)
Venous invasion
 Positive 19 26 (73) <0.001 10 32 (31) <0.001
 Negative 13 69 (19) 3 115 (3)

CRC, colorectal cancer; FH, familial history; LN, lymph node.