Table 1.
Clinical-pathological characteristics of the studied cohort of patients.
| Cohort | Irish | Irish | Czech |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diagnosis | CRA | CRC | CRC |
| Total n of tissue samples | 40 | 22 | 105 |
| Sex n (male/female) | 26/14 | 11/11 | 64/25 |
| Age at diagnosis, median ± SD (years) | 61 ± 7 years | 59 ± 11 years | 69 ± 11 years |
| Location n (colon/rectum) | 28/12 | 15/7 | 82/17 |
| T staging n (/T1/T2/T3/T4) | - | 6/4/9/3 | - |
| N staging n (N0/N1 or N2) (missing) | - | 19/3 | 78/25 (2) |
| M staging n (M0/M1) | - | 21/1 | - |
| Stage (I/II/III/IV (missing)) | - | 10/7/4/1 | 2/76/15/10 (2) |
SD = standard deviation; CRC = colorectal cancer; CRA = colorectal adenoma; - = not applicable or missing; TNM staging = Tumor stage, Regional lymph node involvement, and distant metastasis.