Table 1 Clinicopathologic characteristics of colorectal cancer patients
Characteristics | Methylation-profiling subjects | Validation subjects | |
|---|---|---|---|
Non-patients (n = 10) | Patients (n = 21) | Patients (n = 10) | |
Age (years) | |||
> 65 | 4 | 13 | 5 |
≤ 65 | 6 | 8 | 5 |
Gender | |||
Male | 2 | 14 | 5 |
Female | 8 | 7 | 5 |
Location | |||
Rectum | 5 | 5 | |
Right, left colon | 10 | 16 | 5 |
Clinical stage | |||
I + II | 11 | 5 | |
III + IV | 10 | 5 | |
Differentiation | |||
Well | 7 | 5 | |
Moderate | 14 | 5 | |
Lymphatic metastasis | |||
Present | 9 | 5 | |
Absent | 12 | 5 | |
Maximum tumor diameter (mm) | |||
> 25 | 7 | 5 | |
≤ 25 | 14 | 5 | |
Smoking (1 pack/day) | |||
Yes | 9 | 4 | |
No | 12 | 6 | |
Alcohol intake (3 times/week) | |||
Yes | 11 | 4 | |
No | 10 | 6 | |