Table 1 Baseline characteristics and outcome at 10 years of patients undergoing surgery for colorectal cancer by age (n=2077)
Age (years) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
<45 years, | 45–54 years, | 55–64 years, | 65–74 years, | ||
n =99 (3%) | n =223 (11%) | n =662 (32%) | n =1093 (53%) | P -value | |
Female | 47 (47%) | 110 (49%) | 304 (46%) | 499 (46%) | |
Male | 52 (53%) | 113 (51%) | 358 (54%) | 594 (54%) | 0.779 |
Depcat score | |||||
1, 2 | 11 (11%) | 38 (17%) | 138 (21%) | 179 (16%) | |
3, 4, 5 | 68 (70%) | 135 (61%) | 403 (61%) | 681 (62%) | |
6, 7 | 18 (19%) | 49 (22%) | 120 (18%) | 232 (21%) | 0.651 |
Mode of presentation | |||||
Elective | 66 (67%) | 151 (68%) | 478 (72%) | 809 (74%) | |
Emergency | 33 (33%) | 72 (32%) | 184 (28%) | 284 (26%) | 0.023 |
Site | |||||
Right | 23 (23%) | 54 (24%) | 144 (22%) | 286 (26%) | |
Left | 22 (22%) | 28 (13%) | 95 (14%) | 168 (15%) | |
Sigmoid | 15 (15%) | 57 (26%) | 157 (24%) | 240 (22%) | |
Rectum | 37 (37%) | 81 (36%) | 258 (39%) | 389 (36%) | 0.134 |
Dukes’ stage | |||||
A | 6 (6%) | 12 (5%) | 39 (6%) | 85 (8%) | |
B | 30 (30%) | 92 (41%) | 282 (42%) | 480 (44%) | |
C | 37 (37%) | 77 (35%) | 197 (30%) | 314 (29%) | |
D | 26 (26%) | 42 (19%) | 144 (22%) | 214 (20%) | 0.008 |
Specialisation | |||||
Specialist | 28 (29%) | 44 (20%) | 158 (25%) | 259 (24%) | |
Non-specialist | 67 (71%) | 173 (80%) | 486 (76%) | 808 (76%) | 0.974 |
10-year outcome | |||||
Alive | 43 (43%) | 98 (44%) | 222 (34%) | 279 (26%) | |
Cancer death | 53 (53%) | 116 (52%) | 363 (55%) | 534 (49%) | |
Non-cancer death | 3 (3%) | 9 (4%) | 77 (12%) | 280 (26%) | <0.001 |
