Table 3.

Association of clinical features with anatomic location of tumor: CRC in Ethiopian patients imaging pattern and staging at the time of diagnosis, 2017

Clinical presentation	locate tumor		Total n(%)	P-value
	Left colon n(%)	right colon n(%)
Rectal bleeding	51(71.8%)	3(21.4%)	54(63.5%)	0.001
Diarrhea	22(31%)	4(28.6%)	26(30.6%)
Constipation	40(56.3%)	7(50%)	47(55.3%)
Tenesmus	36(50.7%)	3(21.4%)	39(45.9%)	0.045
Anemia	8(11.3%)	3(21.4%)	11(12.9%)
Abdominal distension	13(18.3%)	5(35.7%	18(21.2%)
Fatigue	27(38%)	9(64.2%)	36(42.4%)
Weight loss	32(45.1%)	11(78.6%)	43(50.6%)	0.022
Abdominal and pelvic pain	22(31%)	10(71.4%)	32(37.6%)	0.004
Intestinal obstruction	13(18.3%)	3(21.4%)	16(18.2%)
Total	71(83.5)	14((16.5)	85
Duration of symptoms in months (mean)	14.7mon	7.3 month	13.9month
Length of tumor (mean) in cm	8.3cm	9.3cm	8.49cm
Mode of presentation
Emergency	11(10.7%)	3(18.8%)	14(11.8%)
Elective	92(89.3%)	13(81.3%)	105(88.2%