Table 2.
Baseline characteristics of colorectal cancer cases according to 8-TNM.
| Total (n) | Gender | Age | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male (n) | Female (n) | <60 years | ≥60 years | ||
| TNM category | |||||
| T | |||||
| T1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| T2 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| T3 | 41 | 17 | 24 | 24 | 17 |
| T4 | 31 | 20 | 11 | 8 | 23 |
| N | |||||
| N0 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 8 |
| N1 | 27 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 9 |
| N2 | 36 | 24 | 12 | 23 | 13 |
| M | |||||
| M0 | 39 | 23 | 16 | 22 | 17 |
| M1 | 42 | 26 | 16 | 30 | 12 |
| TNM staging | |||||
| I | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| II | 11 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 4 |
| III | 25 | 15 | 10 | 12 | 13 |
| IV | 42 | 26 | 16 | 30 | 12 |
Note. T: refers to the depth of tumor cell infiltration; N: refers to the level of lymph node metastasis; M: refers the condition of metastasis.