Table 1 Clinicopathologic details of patient cohort
| Â | No. of patients ( n =254) | % |
|---|---|---|
Age (years) | ||
 Median | 64 |  |
 Range | 35–80 |  |
Gender | ||
 Male | 149 | 58.7 |
 Female | 105 | 41.3 |
Tumour site | ||
 Colon | 183 | 72.0 |
 Rectum | 71 | 28.0 |
UICC stage | ||
 Stage II | 163 | 64.2 |
 Stage III | 91 | 35.6 |
Histological grade | ||
 I | 19 | 6.3 |
 II | 197 | 77.6 |
 III | 30 | 11.8 |
 Not stated | 9 | 3.5 |
Received adjuvant treatment | ||
 Yes | 127 | 50.0 |
 No | 127 | 50.0 |
Recurrence | ||
 Yes | 163 | 64.2 |
 No | 91 | 34.8 |
Status at last review | ||
 Alive | 148 | 58.2 |
 Dead-all causes | 106 | 41.8 |
 Dead-from CRC | 85 | 33.5 |
