Table 2.

One-way analysis of variance, comparing the different clinical and diffusion parameters between the responding and non-responding groups of patients

Parameters	F (between group df, within group df)	Significance
Sex	2.356 (1, 95)	0.128
Age	0.007 (1, 95)	0.931
Primary site (rectum vs colon)	0.306 (1, 95)	0.581
Haemoglobin	0.561 (1, 92)	0.456
WCC	0.003 (1, 92)	0.954
Platelets	0.488 (1, 92)	0.486
LDH	0.050 (1, 89)	0.823
ALP	0.826 (1, 92)	0.366
CEA	2.107 (1, 93)	0.150
Number of liver metastases	0.104 (1, 95)	0.748
ADC	4.701 (1, 95)	0.033
ADChigh	5.302 (1, 95)	0.024
Diameter	0.231 (1, 95)	0.632

ADC, apparent diffusion coefficient; ALP, alkaline phosphatase; CEA, carcionembryonic antigen; df, degrees of freedom LDH, lactate dehydrogenase; WCC, white cell count.