Table 3.
Variable | Bad downstaging (n = 226) n P50 (P25-P75) | Good downstaging (n = 177) n P50 (P25-P75) | Good downstaging rate | P-value | |
Gender | Male | 164 | 117 | 41.64% | 0.106 |
Female | 59 | 60 | 50.42% | ||
Age (yr) | ≤ 60 | 144 | 120 | 45.45% | 0.462 |
> 60 | 80 | 57 | 41.61% | ||
BMI (kg/cm2) | < 25 | 159 | 125 | 44.01% | 0.475 |
≥ 25 | 56 | 37 | 39.78% | ||
Hemoglobin (g/L) | ≤ 125 | 69 | 56 | 44.80% | 0.426 |
> 125 | 127 | 86 | 40.38% | ||
NLR | > 3 | 27 | 21 | 43.75% | 0.792 |
≤ 3 | 169 | 121 | 41.72% | ||
Platelet (×109/L) | 241 (207-294) | 236 (193-272.25) | 0.125 | ||
ApoA1 (g/L) | 1.27 (1.13-1.44) | 1.31 (1.15-1.48) | 0.228 | ||
ApoB (g/L) | 0.98 (0.79-1.13) | 0.97 (0.79-1.18) | 0.88 | ||
The interval | 39 (23-54) | 48 (25.75-55) | 0.062 | ||
CEA (ng/mL) | > 5 | 125 | 66 | 34.55% | 0.002 |
≤ 5 | 71 | 76 | 51.70% | ||
Differentiation | Moderate-poor | 194 | 124 | 38.99% | 0 |
Well | 20 | 44 | 68.75% | ||
DTAV (cm) | < 5 | 85 | 96 | 53.04% | 0.001 |
≥ 5 | 141 | 81 | 36.49% | ||
TL (cm) | > 3 | 167 | 111 | 39.93% | 0.002 |
≤ 3 | 44 | 59 | 57.28% | ||
TCE | < 50% | 23 | 21 | 47.73% | 0.508 |
≥ 50% | 179 | 132 | 42.44% | ||
cT | 2 | 4 | 17 | 80.95% | 0 |
3 | 160 | 130 | 44.83% | ||
4 | 46 | 16 | 25.81% | ||
cN | + | 166 | 126 | 43.15% | 0.074 |
- | 43 | 50 | 53.76% | ||
MRF | - | 142 | 150 | 51.37% | 0 |
+ | 81 | 27 | 25.00% | ||
NT regimen | Capecitabine/de Gramont-RT | 64 | 51 | 44.35% | 0.061 |
mFOLFOX6-RT | 61 | 65 | 51.59% | ||
mFOLFOX6 | 101 | 61 | 37.65% |
Platelet, apolipoprotein A-1, apolipoprotein B, and the interval were calculated as metrological data, and others are counting data. NLR: Neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio; DTAV: Distance of tumor from the anal verge; TL: Tumor length; TCE: Tumor circumferential extent; NT: Neoadjuvant therapy; PLT: Platelet; ApoA1: Apolipoprotein A-1; ApoB: Apolipoprotein B; MRF: Mesorectal fascia; CEA: Carcinoembryonic antigen.