Table 1 Baseline descriptive demographic and clinical characteristics at PLCRC enrollment, stratified by tumor stage.

From: The Prospective Dutch Colorectal Cancer (PLCRC) cohort: real-world data facilitating research and clinical care

Baseline characteristics

Totala (n = 5722)

Stage I (n = 851)

Stage II (n = 1079)

Stage III (n = 1960)

Stage IV (n = 946)

Stage missingd (n = 886)

Demographic and clinical characteristicsb

Year of enrollment (n = 5722)

2013–2016

1088 (19%)

160 (19%)

213 (20%)

462 (24%)

253 (27%)

0 (0%)

2017

1343 (24%)

240 (28%)

326 (33%)

512 (26%)

264 (28%)

1 (< 1%)

2018

2128 (37%)

369 (43%)

421 (39%)

759 (39%)

314 (33%)

265 (30%)

2019 (until August)

1163 (20%)

82 (10%)

119 (11%)

227 (12%)

115 (12%)

620 (70%)

Age at enrollment (n = 5722)

66.3 ± 10.6

67.7 ± 8.9

68.2 ± 10.3

65.7 ± 10.5

63.8 ± 10.9

66.7 ± 11.6

< 55 years

720 (13%)

49 (6%)

95 (9%)

263 (13%)

196 (21%)

117 (13%)

55–64 years

1652 (29%)

240 (28%)

290 (27%)

582 (30%)

286 (30%)

254 (29%)

65–74 years

2040 (36%)

372 (44%)

386 (36%)

708 (36%)

308 (33%)

266 (30%)

75–84 years

1117 (20%)

165 (19%)

249 (23%)

365 (19%)

140 (15%)

198 (22%)

 ≥ 85 years

193 (3%)

25 (3%)

59 (6%)

42 (2%)

16 (2%)

51 (6%)

Days from diagnosis to enrollment (n = 5722)

18 (1;131)

14 (0;45)

13 (-2;66)

23 (3;156)

188 (23;670)

4 (-10;20)

< 31 days

3397 (59%)

595 (70%)

719 (67%)

1087 (56%)

269 (28%)

727 (82%)

31–90 days

693 (12%)

109 (13%)

112 (10%)

255 (13%)

106 (11%)

111 (13%)

91–365 days

637 (11%)

61 (7%)

79 (7%)

239 (12%)

211 (22%)

47 (5%)

> 365 days

995 (17%)

86 (10%)

169 (16%)

379 (19%)

360 (38%)

1 (< 1%)

Sex (n = 5722)

Male

3526 (62%)

532 (63%)

685 (64%)

1196 (61%)

583 (62%)

530 (60%)

Female

2196 (38%)

319 (38%)

394 (36%)

764 (39%)

363 (38%)

356 (40%)

Primary tumor location (n = 5722)

Rectum (C19.9, C20.9)

2231 (39%)

321 (38%)

347 (32%)

1023 (52%)

364 (38%)

176 (20%)

Colon (C18.0–18.9)

3491 (61%)

530 (62%)

732 (68%)

937 (48%)

582 (62%)

710 (80%)

Right colon (C18.0–18.4)

1403 (40%)

254 (48%)

410 (56%)

432 (46%)

253 (44%)

54 (8%)

Left colon (C18.5–18.7)

1564 (45%)

270 (51%)

309 (42%)

489 (52%)

315 (54%)

181 (25%)

Colon unspecified (C18.8–18.9)

524 (15%)

6 (1%)

13 (2%)

16 (2%)

14 (2%)

475 (67%)

Location synchronous metastases (n = 5722)

Liver

746 (13%)

   

746 (79%)

 

Lung

212 (4%)

   

212 (22%)

 

Peritoneal

163 (3%)

   

163 (17%)

 

Molecular diagnostics (n = 570–2600, missing 55–90%)

RAS mutation status determined

596 (10%)

9 (1%)

30 (3%)

119 (6%)

438 (46%)

0 (0%)

BRAF mutation status determined

570 (10%)

14 (2%)

48 (4%)

121 (6%)

387 (41%)

0 (0%)

Microsatellite instability (MSI) determined

2600 (45%)

436 (51%)

582 (54%)

1097 (56%)

483 (51%)

2 (< 1%)

BMI at enrollment, kg/m2 (n = 3108, missing 46%)c

26.3 ± 4.5

27.1 ± 4.6

26.3 ± 4.6

26.1 ± 4.2

25.8 ± 5.0

26.2 ± 4.3

Underweight (< 18.5)

37 (1%)

2 (< 1%)

7 (1%)

11 (1%)

7 (1%)

10 (2%)

Normal weight (18.5–25)

1313 (42%)

170 (37%)

198 (39%)

466 (43%)

261 (48%)

218 (41%)

Overweight (25–30)

1254 (40%)

185 (40%)

214 (43%)

435 (40%)

199 (37%)

221 (42%)

Obese (> 30)

504 (16%)

101 (22%)

83 (17%)

165 (15%)

74 (14%)

81 (15%)

Past 12 months treated for chronic disease, at enrollment (n = 2986, missing 48%)c

Cardiac disease or stroke

313 (11%)

59 (13%)

42 (9%)

114 (11%)

44 (9%)

54 (11%)

Diabetes

290 (10%)

38 (9%)

58 (12%)

117 (11%)

27 (5%)

50 (10%)

Liver disease

184 (6%)

11 (3%)

18 (4%)

35 (3%)

112 (22%)

8 (2%)

Kidney disease

38 (1%)

5 (1%)

6 (1%)

13 (1%)

7 (1%)

7 (1%)

Smoking status at enrollment (n = 3140, missing 45%)c

Current

231 (7%)

23 (5%)

54 (11%)

74 (7%)

46 (8%)

34 (6%)

Former

1840 (59%)

293 (63%)

286 (56%)

646 (59%)

298 (55%)

317 (59%)

Never

1069 (34%)

149 (32%)

168 (33%)

368 (34%)

200 (37%)

184 (34%)

Past month average alcohol consumption at enrollment (n = 3111, missing 46%)c

0 units per day

1167 (38%)

134 (29%)

165 (33%)

403 (37%)

259 (48%)

206 (39%)

0–1 units per day

1223 (39%)

195 (42%)

211 (42%)

400 (37%)

196 (36%)

221 (42%)

1–2 units per day

464 (15%)

82 (18%)

75 (15%)

182 (17%)

58 (11%)

67 (13%)

> 2 units per day

257 (8%)

50 (11%)

52 (10%)

94 (9%)

26 (5%)

35 (7%)

Living situation at enrollment (n = 3144, missing 45%)c

Living alone

530 (17%)

74 (15%)

87 (17%)

183 (17%)

90 (17%)

96 (18%)

Living with partner, without children

1965 (63%)

324 (70%)

322 (63%)

679 (62%)

313 (57%)

327 (61%)

Living with partner and children

537 (17%)

51 (11%)

82 (16%)

189 (17%)

120 (22%)

95 (18%)

Living alone with children

69 (2%)

8 (2%)

12 (2%)

26 (2%)

12 (2%)

11 (2%)

Other

43 (1%)

8 (2%)

5 (1%)

13 (1%)

11 (2%)

6 (1%)

Educational level (n = 3108, missing 46%)c

≤ High school

1206 (39%)

201 (44%)

194 (39%)

401 (37%)

192 (36%)

218 (41%)

Trade / college / other non-university

1548 (50%)

212 (46%)

256 (51%)

539 (50%)

278 (51%)

263 (49%)

University

354 (11%)

45 (10%)

53 (10%)

135 (13%)

70 (13%)

51 (10%)

  1. Descriptives are presented as count (%), mean (± SD), or median (IQR).
  2. aN = 22 patients with permanently unknown tumor stage are not included in the analysis.
  3. bIn case of missing data, the descriptive statistics of complete cases are presented.
  4. cSelf-reported.
  5. dPLCRC is a dynamic cohort with continuous new enrollment and data-linkage. The high percentage of missing data, is due to the time-lag between enrollment and data linkage from the NCR to PLCRC, which is continuously updated.