Table 2.
Comparison of Clinical features of TCM syndromes among three groups of Colorectal Cancer.
| Clinical features | Clinical classification | Excess syndrome (n = 62) | Deficiency syndrome (n = 29) | Syndrome of intermingled deficiency & excess (n = 31) | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | Male (%) | 46 (74.19%) | 11 (37.93%) | 17 (54.84%) | 0.003# |
| Female (%) | 16 (25.81%) | 18 (62.07%) | 14 (45.16%) | ||
| Age | 64.56 ± 11.32 | 64.97 ± 14.17 | 65.42 ± 11.90 | 0.888 | |
| Lesion site | Left colon (%) | 9 (14.52%) | 3 (10.34%) | 10 (32.26%) | 0.125 |
| Rectum (%) | 42 (67.74%) | 22 (75.86%) | 19 (61.29%) | ||
| Right colon (%) | 11 (17.74%) | 4 (13.80%) | 2 (6.45%) | ||
| Pathological type | Medium differentiation (%) | 51 (82.26%) | 26 (89.66%) | 27 (87.09%) | 0.521 |
| High differentiation (%) | 7 (11.29%) | 1 (3.44%) | 2 (6,45%) | ||
| Villous adenocarcinoma (%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (3.23%) | ||
| Low differentiation (%) | 4 (6.45%) | 2 (6.90%) | 1 (3.23%) | ||
| TNM stage | I (%) | 11 (17.74%) | 4 (13.79%) | 2 (6.45%) | 0.411 |
| II (%) | 25 (40.32%) | 12 (41.39%) | 19 (61.29%) | ||
| III (%) | 22 (35.49%) | 9 (31.03%) | 8 (25.81%) | ||
| IV (%) | 4 (6.45%) | 4 (13.79%) | 2 (6.45%) | ||
| Metastasis | Y (%) | 26 (41.94%) | 13 (44.83%) | 10 (32.26%) | 0.563 |
| N (%) | 36 (58.06%) | 16 (55.17%) | 21 (67.74%) |
#: χ2 test.