Table 2.

Baseline characteristics of the patients included in the analysis

	N (%)
Gender
Male	169 (67.6%)
Female	81 (32.4%)
Age, years Median (range)	54.2 (29-74%)
Clinical T category
cT2	11 (4.4%)
cT3	106 (42.4%)
cT4	133 (53.2%)
Clinical N category
cN0	33 (13.2%)
cN+	217 (86.8%)
Clinical M category
M0	227 (90.8%)
M1	17 (6.8%)
Mx	6 (2.4%)
Total	250 (100%)