Table 2.

Relationships of TILs in pretreatment biopsy specimens and clinicopathological characteristics in patients with rectal cancer

Clinicopathological parameters	CD3		P value	CD8		P value
	High	Low		High	Low
Age
<65	37	27	0.453	36	28	0.807
≥ 65	37	35		39	33
Sex
Male	42	33	0.680	46	29	0.108
Female	32	29		29	32
Histology
Differentiated	43	35	0.846	38	40	0.966
Undifferentiated	31	27		30	28
White cell count
<4 (×109/L)	25	16	0.541	24	17	0.419
4-8 (×109/L)	31	27		34	24
> 8 (×109/L)	18	19		17	20
cT
3	44	31	0.269	46	29	0.108
4	30	31		29	32
cN
Negative	29	15	0.063	30	14	0.035*
Positive	45	47		45	47

^*Statistically significant.