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. 2012 Mar 7;19(8):2428–2434. doi: 10.1245/s10434-012-2294-6

Table 1.

Characteristics of the population according to localization

Characteristic Colon cancer (n = 1407) Rectal cancer (n = 724)
Age (years)
 <65 371 (26.4%) 264 (36.5%)
 65–74 390 (27.7%) 236 (32.6%)
 ≥75 646 (45.9%) 244 (30.9%)
Sex
 Male 672 (47.8%) 406 (56.1%)
 Female 735 (52.2%) 318 (43.9%)
Stage
 I 234 (16.6%) 214 (29.6%)
 II 661 (47.0%) 231 (31.9%)
 III 512 (36.4%) 279 (38.5%)
Emergency
 Emergent 188 (13.4%) 17 (2.4%)
 Elective 1219 (86.6%) 707 (97.6%)
ASA
 I/II 633 (45.0%) 411 (56.8%)
 III/IV/V 297 (21.1%) 123 (17.0%)
 Unknown 477 (33.9%) 190 (26.2%)
Charlson
 0 757 (53.8%) 444 (61.3%)
 1 358 (25.4%) 160 (22.1%)
 2 or more 292 (20.8%) 120 (16.6%)
Complications
 No 1155 (82.1%) 559 (77.2%)
 Yes 252 (17.9%) 165 (22.8%)
Hospital stay
 <15 days 956 (67.9%) 471 (65.0%)
 ≥15 days 419 (29.8%) 238 (32.9%)
Unknown 32 (2.3%) 15 (2.1%)
Socioeconomic status
 High 449 (31.9%) 243 (33.6%)
 Intermediate 480 (34.1%) 241 (33.3%)
 Low 478 (34.0%) 240 (33.1%)

ASA American Society of Anesthesiology