Table 4 Subtype analysis. Stage and histology-specific performance of the SEPTIN9, SDC2, and BCAT1 methylation biomarkers using plasma samples from patients with suspected colorectal.

From: Circulating DNA methylation-based diagnostic, prognostic, and predictive biomarkers in colorectal cancer

Stage

Histology

χ2 test

(P value)

Colon

Rectum

Others

Total

Tumor stage

0.60131

Ā Tx

7/7 (100%)

10/11 (90.9%)

1/1 (100%)

18/19 (94.7%)

Ā T0

–

3/3 (100%)

–

3/3 (100%)

Ā T1

2/2 (100%)

1/2 (50.0%)

–

3/4 (75.0%)

Ā T2

4/7 (57.1%)

7/7 (100%)

–

11/14 (78.6%)

Ā T3

23/25 (92.0%)

20/26 (76.9%)

2/2 (100%)

45/53 (84.9%)

Ā T4

6/6 (100%)

3/4 (75.0%)

–

9/10 (90.0%)

Ā Unknown

–

1/1 (100%)

–

1/1 (100%)

Ā Total

42/47 (89.4%)

45/54 (83.3%)

3/3 (100%)

90/104 (86.5%)

Node stage

Ā 

Ā Nx

8/8 (100%)

11/13 (84.6%)

1/1 (100%)

20/22 (90.9%)

0.70296

Ā N0

23/27 (85.2%)

18/22 (81.8%)

1/1 (100%)

42/50 (84.0%)

Ā N1

6/6 (100%)

11/14 (78.6%)

1/1 (100%)

18/21 (85.7%)

Ā N2

5/6 (83.3%)

4/4 (100%)

–

9/10 (90.0%)

Ā Unknown

–

1/1 (100%)

–

1/1 (100%)

Ā Total

42/47 (89.4%)

45/54 (83.3%)

3/3 (100%)

90/104 (86.5%)

Metastasis stage

Ā 

Ā Mx

–

1/1 (100%)

–

1/1 (100%)

0.46938

Ā M0

26/31 (83.9%)

27/32 (84.4%)

1/1 (100%)

54/64 (84.4%)

Ā M1

16/16 (100%)

16/20 (80.0%)

2/2 (100%)

34/38 (89.5%)

Ā Unknown

–

1/1 (100%)

–

1/1 (100%)

Ā Total

42/47 (89.4%)

45/54 (83.3%)

3/3 (100%)

90/104 (86.5%)

TNM stage

Ā 

Ā I

5/8 (62.5%)

7/8 (87.5%)

–

12/16 (75.0%)

0.90839

Ā II

16/17 (94.1%)

8/10 (80.0%)

1/1 (100%)

25/28 (89.3%)

Ā III

5/6 (83.3%)

8/10 (100%)

–

13/16 (81.3%)

Ā IV

15/15 (100%)

17/21 (81.0%)

2/2 (100%)

34/38 (89.5%)

Ā Unknown

1/1 (100%)

5/5 (100%)

–

6/6 (100%)

Ā Total

42/47 (89.4%)

45/54 (83.3%)

3/3 (100%)

90/104 (86.5%)

  1. For analyzing the Tumor and TNM stages, the early (T0,1,2 or I and II) and late (T3,4 or III and IV) stages is used as two groups for calculating the χ2 test (P value). Similarly, the presence of lymph nodes or metastasis are used as two groups for calculating the χ2 test (P value). χ2 test, P > 0.05, no statistically significant differences in the diagnostic efficiency were observed in relation to different types of stages.