| Training cohort (n = 73) | Testing cohort (n = 30) | p value | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
n/mean | %/SD | n/mean | %/SD | Â | |
Age (years) | 57.18 | 10.66 | 55.33 | 6.33 | 0.379 |
Sex | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  Female | 23 | 32.39 | 5 | 16.67 | 0.124 |
  Male | 50 | 70.42 | 25 | 83.33 |  |
CEA | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  >5 ng/ml | 30 | 42.25 | 9 | 30.00 | 0.292 |
  ≤5 ng/ml | 43 | 60.56 | 21 | 70.00 |  |
Pathologic differentiation | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  High | 4 | 5.63 | 3 | 10.00 | 0.346 |
  Moderate | 48 | 67.61 | 16 | 53.33 |  |
  Poor | 5 | 7.04 | 5 | 16.67 |  |
Location | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  ≤5 cm | 33 | 46.48 | 13 | 43.33 | 0.348 |
  5–10 cm | 39 | 54.93 | 15 | 50.00 |  |
  >10 cm | 1 | 1.41 | 2 | 6.67 |  |
Clinical T stage | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  cT2 | 3 | 4.23 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.396 |
  cT3 | 54 | 76.06 | 21 | 70.00 |  |
  cT4 | 16 | 22.54 | 9 | 30.00 |  |
KRAS | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  Wild | 46 | 63.01 | 21 | 70.00 | 0.499 |
  Mutant | 27 | 36.99 | 9 | 30.00 |  |
Pathologic T stage | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  pT0 | 5 | 7.04 | 5 | 16.67 | 0.288 |
  pT1 | 3 | 4.23 | 1 | 3.33 |  |
  pT2 | 24 | 33.80 | 8 | 26.67 |  |
  pT3 | 41 | 57.75 | 15 | 50.00 |  |
  pT4 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 3.33 |  |
Pathologic N stage | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  pN0 | 39 | 54.93 | 20 | 66.67 | 0.278 |
  pN1 | 29 | 40.85 | 7 | 23.33 |  |
  pN2 | 5 | 7.04 | 3 | 10.00 |  |