Table 4 Chi-square test or Fischer exact test for clinical variables associated with severe lymphopenia.

From: Severe lymphopenia as a prognostic factor in rectal cancer patients receiving adjuvant chemoradiotherapy: a retrospective study

Clinical factors

Without severe lymphopenia

With severe lymphopenia

p value

Number of patients

16

20

 

Age

1.000

 ≤ 60

8 (44.4%)

10 (55.6%)

 

 > 60

7 (38.9%)

11 (61.1%)

 

Sex

  

0.484

 Male

11 (47.8%)

12 (52.2%)

 

 Female

4 (30.8%)

9 (69.2%)

 

N stage

1.000

 N−

5 (45.5%)

6 (54.5%)

 

 N+

10 (40.0%)

15 (60.0%)

 

CEA

0.516

 ≤ 4.0

6 (35.3%)

11 (64.7%)

 

 > 4.0

9 (47.4%)

10 (52.6%)

 

Pre-S TLC

0.008

 ≥ 1.57

12 (63.2%)

7 (36.8%)

 

 < 1.57

3 (17.6%)

14 (82.4%)

 

Pre-RT TLC

0.049

 ≥ 1.58

11 (57.9%)

8 (42.1%)

 

 < 1.58

4 (23.5%)

13 (76.5%)