Table 3. Clinicopathological profile of tumors with lower and higher (T/N) hTERT expression.

Characteristic		Group I N = 26	Group II N = 24
		%	%
Age:	< 60	61.5	45.8
	≥ 60	38.5	54.2
Gender:	Male	48.1	58.3
	Female	51.9	41.7
Tumor site:	Colon	61.5	41.7
	Rectum	38.5	58.3
pTNM stage:	Stage I	6.66	15.38
	Stage II	46.66	38.46
	Stage III	33.33	30.77
	Adenoma	13.33	0