Table 1.
Distribution of age, BMI, size of tumor, number of lymph nodes, and time of follow-up by sex among colorectal cancer patients (2008-2016)
| Variable | Male (n=276) |
Female (n=214) |
Total (n=490) |
P-value* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median (Q1-Q3) | Median (Q1-Q3) | Median (Q1-Q3) | ||
| Age (year) | 59 (50-70) | 56 (46-62) | 57.5 (47-65) | <0.001 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 23.3 (20.4-26.5) | 23.9 (21.1-27.3) | 23.5 (20.8-26.7) | 0.103 |
| Size of tumor (cm) | 3.5 (1.8-5) | 3.5 (2-5) | 3.5 (2-5) | 0.862 |
| Number of lymph nodes | 7 (2-12) | 8 (3-12) | 7 (3-12) | 0.184 |
| Time of follow up (day) | 618 (199.5-1255) | 711.5 (233-1279) | 670 (213-1259) | 0.556 |
* Based on Mann-Whitney test, BMI=Body Mass Index