Table 2. Baseline characteristics of patients undergoing elective curative resection for Dukes A/B colorectal cancer-by-cancer and non-cancer death after 10 years follow-up.

	Cancer deaths (n=273)	Non-cancer deaths (n=328)	P-value
Age
<64 years	68 (25%)	42 (13%)
65–74 years	109 (40%)	129 (39%)
>74 years	96 (35%)	157 (48%)	<0.001
Female	104 (38%)	153 (47%)
Male	169 (62%)	175 (53%)	0.035
Depcat score
1, 2	53 (19%)	45 (14%)
3, 4, 5	167 (62%)	206 (63%)
6, 7	53 (19%)	77 (24%)	0.052
Site
Colon	148 (54%)	192 (59%)
Rectum	125 (46%)	136 (41%)	0.287
Dukes’ stage
A	34 (13%)	61 (19%)
B	239 (87%)	267 (81%)	0.040
Specialisation
Specialist	61 (23%)	94 (27%)
Non-specialist	209 (77%)	226 (71%)	0.062
Adjuvant therapy
Yes	10 (4%)	6 (2%)
No	263 (96%)	322 (98%)	0.165