Table 1.
Clinical data of healthy controls and colorectal cancer (CRC) patients.
| Characteristics | Healthy Control (n = 32), n (%) | CRC Blood (n = 70), n (%) | Subset of Paired CRC Tissue (n = 30), n (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 58.0 ± 11.1 | 65.1 ± 9.6 | 65.2 ± 9.8 | |
| Gender | Male | 19 (59.4%) | 54 (77.1%) | 19 (63.3%) |
| Female | 13 (40.6%) | 16 (22.9%) | 11 (36.7%) | |
| Ethnicity | Asian | 32 (100%) | 70 (100.0%) | 30 (100%) |
| TNM stage | I–II | 39 (55.7%) | 10 (33.3%) | |
| III–IV | 31 (44.3%) | 20 (66.7%) | ||
| Tumor location | Colon | 42 (60.0%) | 30 (100%) | |
| Rectum | 28 (40.0%) | 0 | ||
| Tumor grading (adenocarcinoma) | G1 | 25 (35.7%) | 13 (43.3%) | |
| G2 | 34 (48.6%) | 13 (43.3%) | ||
| G3 | 11 (15.7%) | 4 (13.3%) | ||