Table 2 Clinicopathologic features of the UIHC cohort

From: Primary tumor microbiomes predict distant metastasis of colorectal cancer

UIHC cohort, FFPE biospecimens

0–5 year MFS

>5 year MFS

Test

p

Patients, n

50

50

  

Age, mean year (CI)

54 (3)

58 (5)

t test

0.1

Sex, n

  

Fisher

0.3

Female

15

20

  

Male

35

30

  

Follow-up, median year (IQR)

0 (0–0.5)

5.1 (4.5–5.5)

  

Pathologic stage, n

    

T stage

  

Chi sq.

0.3

 1

0

3

  

 2

4

9

  

 3

37

30

  

 4

9

8

  

N stage

  

Chi sq.

0.4

 0

13

13

  

 1

21

25

  

 2

16

11

  

 X

0

1

  

M stage

  

Chi sq.

<0.001

 1a

22

0

  

 1b

4

0

  

 1c

2

0

  

 X

22

43

  

Grade, n

  

Chi sq.

0.1

Well differentiated

9

18

  

Moderately diff.

32

23

  

Poorly diff.

9

9

  

Lymphovasc. invasion, n

  

Fisher

0.8

Present

32

30

  

Absent

18

20

  

Microsatellite status, n

   

<0.001

MSI

0

11

  

MSS

50

39

  

Neoadjuvant therapy, n

  

Fisher

>0.9

Yes

36

35

  

No

14

15

  

Adjuvant therapy, n

  

Fisher

<0.001

Chemotherapy

49

40

  

Radiation therapy

16

4

  
  1. Metastasis-free survival (MFS) groups were matched 1:1 for pathologic T and N stage and neoadjuvant therapy. Bold highlights the significant p values.