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. 2018 Apr;9(2):254–262. doi: 10.21037/jgo.2018.01.06

Table 1. Patient demographics and clinical characteristics.

Characteristic No. (%) of patients
Age, years
   80–84 352 (56.9)
   85–89 205 (33.1)
   90 and older 62 (10.0)
Gender
   Male 253 (40.9)
   Female 366 (59.1)
Race (frequency missing =2)
   White 576 (93.4)
   Non-white 41 (6.7)
Ethnicity (frequency missing =3)
   Hispanic 26 (4.2)
   Non-Hispanic 590 (95.8)
Stage (frequency missing =21)
   Stage 0 33 (5.5)
   Stage I 160 (26.8)
   Stage II 169 (28.3)
   Stage III 140 (23.4)
   Stage IV 96 (16.1)
Grade (frequency missing =111)
   Grade I 10 (2.0)
   Grade II 270 (53.1)
   Grade III 206 (40.6)
   Grade IV 22 (4.3)
Site
   Cecum, ascending colon, hepatic flexure 290 (46.9)
   Transverse colon 48 (7.8)
   Sigmoid, descending colon, splenic flexure 127 (20.5)
   Rectosigmoid junction 29 (4.7)
   Rectum 107 (17.3)
   Colon 11 (1.8)
   Appendix 7 (1.1)
Histology (frequency missing =11)
   Adenocarcinoma 581 (95.6)
   Carcinoma 25 (4.1)
   Neuroendocrine carcinoma 2 (0.3)
Chemotherapy (frequency missing =15)
   No 514 (85.1)
   Yes 90 (14.9)
Radiation (frequency missing =2)
   No 582 (94.3)
   Yes 35 (5.7)
Surgery (frequency missing =6)
   No 92 (15.0)
   Yes 521 (85.0)
Surgery type (frequency missing =6)
   None 92 (15.0)
   Polypectomy 29 (4.7)
   Proctocolectomy, hemicolectomy, colectomy 474 (77.3)
   Transanal excision 18 (2.9)
Mortality status
   Alive 143 (23.1)
   Dead 476 (76.9)