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. 2015 Aug 25;113(6):979–988. doi: 10.1038/bjc.2015.296

Table 1. Characteristics of 746 patients with colorectal cancer according to APC mutation status.

    APC-wt APC-mt  
  n = 746 236 (31.6) 510 (68.4) P
Age, years 744 235 509  
 Mean ± s.d. 69.1±11.3 69.6±11.7 68.9±11.2 0.317
 Median 70 70 70  
 Range 25.0–99.0 25.0–99.0 33.0–93.0  
 Unknown 2      
Sex 746 236 510  
 Male 413 (55.4) 109 (26.4) 304 (73.6) <0.001*
 Female 333 (44.6) 127 (38.1) 206 (61.9)  
Stage 746 236 510  
 I 70 (9.4) 15 (21.4) 55 (78.6) 0.080
 II 229 (30.7) 67 (29.3) 162 (70.7)  
 III 347 (46.5) 124 (35.7) 223 (64.3)  
 IV 100 (13.4) 30 (30.0) 70 (70.0)  
Site 746 236 510  
 Right Colon 315 (42.2) 131 (41.6) 184 (58.4) <0.001*
 Left colon 242 (32.4) 51 (21.1) 191 (78.9)  
 Rectum 189 (25.3) 54 (28.6) 135 (71.4)  
Differentiation 718 221 497  
 Well/Moderate 596 (83.0) 162 (27.2) 434 (72.8) <0.001*
 Poor 122 (17.0) 59 (48.4) 63 (51.6)  
 Unknown 28 15 13  
Mucinous 737 231 506  
 No 577 (78.3) 154 (26.7) 423 (73.3) <0.001*
 Yes 160 (21.7) 77 (48.1) 83 (51.9)  
 Unknown 9 5 4  
MSI status 746 236 510  
 MSS 646 (86.6) 167 (25.9) 479 (74.1) <0.001*
 MSI 100 (13.4) 69 (69.0) 31 (31.0)  
CIMP status 491 140 351  
 CIMP0 299 (60.9) 55 (18.4) 244 (81.6) <0.001*
 CIMPL 107 (21.8) 25 (23.4) 82 (76.6)  
 CIMPH 85 (17.3) 60 (70.6) 25 (29.4)  
 Unknown 255 96 159  
BRAF 746 236 510  
 No 679 (91.0) 183 (27.0) 496 (73.0) <0.001*
 Yes 67 (9.0) 53 (79.1) 14 (20.9)  
KRAS 746 236 510  
 No 484 (64.9) 185 (38.2) 299 (61.8) <0.001*
 Yes 262 (35.1) 51 (19.5) 211 (80.5)  
PIK3CA 746 236 510  
 No 653 (87.5) 214 (32.8) 439 (67.2) 0.095
 Yes 93 (12.5) 22 (23.7) 71 (76.3)  
TP53 746 236 510  
 No 333 (44.6) 143 (42.9) 190 (57.1) <0.001*
 Yes 413 (55.4) 93 (22.5) 320 (77.5)  
CIN status 632 191 441  
 CIN− 167 (26.4) 86 (51.5) 81 (48.5) <0.001*
 CIN+ 465 (73.6) 105 (22.6) 360 (77.4)  
 Unknown 114 45 69  

Abbreviations: CIN=chromosomal instability; CIMP=CpG island methylator phenotype; MSI=microsatellite instability; MSS=microsatellite stable.

Row percentages are given in parentheses and column percentages are given in square brackets.

*P<0.05.