Table 1 Clinical characteristics of the colon cancer patients in three cohorts.
|  | TCGA-COAD (n = 446) | GSE39582 (n = 562) | ZHSU (n = 157) |
|---|---|---|---|
Status (%) | |||
 Alive | 350 (78.5) | 371 (66.0) | 144 (91.7) |
 Dead | 96 (21.5) | 191 (34.0) | 13 (8.3) |
Age (median, range) | 67.0 (31–90) | 66.9 (22–97) | 67.1 (25–95) |
Gender (%) | |||
 Female | 212 (47.5) | 253 (45.0) | 52 (33.1) |
 Male | 234 (52.5) | 309 (55.0) | 105 (66.9) |
TNM stage (%) | |||
 I | 75 (16.8) | 32 (5.7) | 4 (2.6) |
 II | 175 (39.2) | 262 (46.6) | 43 (27.4) |
 III | 124 (27.8) | 204 (36.3) | 85 (54.1) |
 IV | 61 (13.7) | 60 (10.7) | 25 (15.9) |
Unknown | 11 (2.5) | 4 (0.7) | 0 (0) |