Table 1. Patient and tumor characteristics and short-term outcomes (n = 261).

Values are presented as median (range), mean ± standard deviaion, or number (%).

dPNI, prognostic nutritional index difference; CRT, chemoradiation therapy; BMI, body mass index; CEA, carcinoembryonic antigen; AV, anal verge; ASA, American Society of Anesthesiologists; MIS, minimal invasive surgery (laparoscopic or robotic); NS, not significant.

dPNI was calculated as follows: pre-CRT PNI – post-CRT PNI.