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Table 2.

Analysis of the distribution of variables according to the potential confounding factors

Confounding factors	Variables	High ligation arm (%) N = 44	Low ligation arm (%) N = 16	p value
Gender	Male	32 (72.7)	12 (75.0)	0.390
Gender	Female	12 (27.3)	4 (25.0)	0.390
Age (years)	<20	1 (2.3)	1 (6.2)	0.711
	21–40	8 (18.2)	2 (12.5)
	41–60	26 (59.1)	10 (62.5)
	>60	9 (20.4)	3 (18.8)
Site of primary	Descending colon	1 (2.3)	1 (6.2)	0.383
	Sigmoid colon	15 (34.1)	5 (31.3)
	Rectum	28 (63.6)	10 (62.5)
Nodes enlarged on CT scan	Yes	23 (52.3)	7 (43.7)	0.226
Nodes enlarged on CT scan	No	21 (47.7)	9 (56.2)	0.226