Distribution of 403 colorectal cancer patients according to sex and selected variables
| Men | Women | p Value* | |
|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | n (%) | ||
| *Comparison uses a χ2test with Yates’s correction for categorical variables and t test for continuous. †Results only for rectal cancer. ‡Distribution for all readmissions. | |||
| Age (y) | |||
| Average | 65.4 | 63.8 | 0.123 |
| <60 | 63 (26.4) | 48 (29.3) | |
| 60–74 | 119 (49.8) | 75 (45.7) | |
| ⩾75 | 57 (23.8) | 41 (25.0) | 0.710 |
| Tumour site | |||
| Rectum | 84 (35.1) | 67 (40.9) | |
| Colon | 155 (64.9) | 97 (59.1) | 0.290 |
| Dukes’s stage | |||
| A–B | 115 (48.1) | 65 (39.6) | |
| C | 81 (33.9) | 67 (40.9) | |
| D | 43 (18.0) | 32 (19.5) | 0.226 |
| Chemotherapy | |||
| Yes | 102 (42.7) | 84 (51.2) | |
| No | 137 (57.3) | 80 (48.8) | 0.112 |
| Stage II and III rectum only | 37 (67.3) | 33 (71.7) | |
| Stage III colon only | 30 (63.8) | 25 (69.4) | |
| Radiotherapy† | |||
| Yes | 45 (18.8) | 34 (20.7) | |
| No | 194 (81.2) | 130 (79.3) | 0.730 |
| Stage II and III | 41 (74.5) | 33 (71.7) | |
| Distance | |||
| Average (km) | 21.6 | 26.1 | 0.601 |
| ⩽30 km | 211 (88.3) | 146 (89.6) | |
| >30 km | 28 (11.7) | 17 (10.4) | 0.810 |
| Length of hospitalisation | |||
| Average (days) | 12.35 | 12.27 | 0.904 |
| Mortality | |||
| No | 170 (71.1) | 123 (75.0) | |
| Yes | 69 (28.9) | 41 (25.0) | 0.457 |
| Educational level | |||
| Less than primary | 104 (43.5) | 72 (43.9) | |
| Primary | 102 (42.7) | 75 (45.7) | |
| Secondary | 23 (9.6) | 13 (7.9) | |
| University | 10 (4.2) | 4 (2.4) | 0.711 |
| Charlson index‡ | |||
| 0 | 375 (68.3) | 202 (64.7) | |
| 1–2 | 36 (6.6) | 10 (3.2) | |
| ⩾3 | 138 (25.1) | 100 (32.1) | 0.018 |
| Length of follow up | |||
| Average (y) | 3.81 | 3.78 | 0.795 |