Table 3.

Relationship between rectal late side effects and clinical parameters

Characteristic	Grade 0-1	Grade 2-3	p-value
Age
<50	38	22
≥50	20	20	0.218
Diameter of the tumor (cm)
≤4 cm	19	18	0.17
>4cm	41	22
Brachytherapy method
Intracavitary	25	23	0.12
Combined intracavitary/interstitial	35	17
Fractions
3-5	49	10	1.0
6-7	34	7
Overall treatment time (days)
<58	22	20	0.20
≥58	38	20