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Table 2 Clinicopathologic characteristics of colorectal cancer patients (CRC) with respect to the presence or absence of NOD2/CARD15 mutations

From: Common NOD2/CARD15 variants are not associated with susceptibility or the clinicopathologic characteristics of sporadic colorectal cancer in Hungarian patients

 

Total (n = 194)

Carrier (n = 28)

Non-carrier (n = 166)

Male/female

108/86

17/11

91/75

Age at diagnosis (years)

63.2 ± 9.1

64.5 ± 7.9

63.0 ± 9.3

Age

   

   ≤60 years

63

9

54

   >60 years

131

19

112

Symptoms at diagnosis*

   

   Yes

112

20

92

   No

82

8

74

Tumor location

   

   Rectum

83

6

77

   Left-colon

73

15

58

   Right colon

38

7

31

T stage

   

   1

6

2

4

   2

40

6

34

   3

113

15

98

   4

35

5

30

N stage #

   

   0

63

8

55

   1 or 2

86

10

76

  1. *symptoms: hematochezia, weight loss, anemia, changes in bowel movement habits
  2. # data available in 149 patients
  3. p = not significant, by κ2 or T-test with separate variance estimates as appropriate