Table 1. Distribution of stage, histological type, and median age at diagnosis (years) by anatomical site, and sex in 49,096 patients with colon or rectal cancer.

	Men			Women
	N	%	Age	N	%	Age
Proximal colon
All	7969	31%	73	9754	42%	76
Stage
I	867	11%	74	1034	11%	77
II	2451	31%	75	3050	31%	77
III	2076	26%	73	2691	28%	76
IV	1366	17%	70	1533	16%	73
Unknown	1209	15%	74	1446	15%	77
Histology
AD*	7123	89%	73	8543	88%	76
SR/MC**	846	11%	73	1211	12%	77
Distal colon
All	7367	29%	71	6195	27%	72
Stage
I	1069	15%	72	968	16%	73
II	1908	26%	73	1571	25%	74
III	1769	24%	70	1456	24%	70
IV	1358	18%	69	1076	17%	68
Unknown	1263	17%	73	1124	18%	74
Histology
AD	6911	94%	71	5733	93%	72
SR/MC	456	6%	69	462	7%	72
Rectum
All	10477	41%	70	7334	31%	72
Stage
I	1941	19%	70	1484	20%	71
II	2085	20%	70	1339	18%	72
III	2262	22%	69	1662	23%	70
IV	1720	16%	68	1078	15%	70
Unknown	2469	24%	72	1771	24%	75
Histology
AD	10036	96%	70	7031	96%	72
SR/MC	441	4%	69	303	4%	72
Total (Row %)	25813	100%	71	23283	100%	74

*AD = Adenocarcinoma. **SR/MC = signet ring/mucinous adenocarcinoma.