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Table 3 Clinical variables of interest and CIMP concordance status

From: The CpG island methylator phenotype is concordant between primary colorectal carcinoma and matched distant metastases

Variable

Metastasis − primary−

(n = 64)

Metastasis − primary+

(n = 1)

Metastasis + primary−

(n = 0)

Metastasis + primary+

(n = 5)

*P value

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

 

Age

        

0.52

 Mean (range)

61.0

[24.2, 79.9]

74.4

[74.4, 74.4]

  

60.6

[51.1, 66.8]

 

 Missing

8

 

0

 

0

 

0

  

Sex

        

0.36

 Female

30

50%

1

100%

  

1

20%

 

 Male

30

50%

0

0

  

4

80%

 

 Missing

4

 

0

 

0

 

0

  

Stage at diagnosis

        

>0.99

 I

0

0

0

0

  

0

0

 

 II

6

11%

0

0

  

0

0

 

 III

13

23%

0

0

  

1

20%

 

 IV

37

67%

1

100%

  

4

80%

 

 Missing

7

 

0

 

0

 

0

  

Primary site

        

>0.99

 Right

12

21%

0

0

  

1

20%

 

 Left

45

79%

1

100%

  

4

80%

 

 Missing

7

 

0

 

0

 

0

  

Histological grade

        

0.21

 Grade 1–2

35

66%

1

100%

  

5

100%

 

 Grade 3

18

34%

0

0

  

0

0

 

 Missing

11

 

0

 

0

 

0

  

Mucinous features

        

0.10

 No

45

82%

1

100%

  

2

40%

 

 Yes

10

18%

0

0

  

3

60%

 

 Missing

9

 

0

 

0

 

0

  

Lymphovascular invasion

        

>0.99

 No

38

72%

1

100%

  

4

80%

 

 Yes

15

28%

0

0

  

1

20%

 

 Missing

11

 

0

 

0

 

0

  

Perineural invasion

        

>0.99

 No

40

71%

1

100%

  

4

80%

 

 Yes

12

21%

0

0

  

1

20%

 

 Not applicable

4

7%

0

0

  

0

0

 

 Missing

8

 

0

 

0

 

0

  

Molecular status, mutant

         

KRAS

22

37%

1

100%

0

 

1

20%

0.33

BRAF

2

3%

0

0

0

 

0

0

>0.99

NRAS

2

3%

0

0

0

 

0

0

>0.99

Mismatch repair status, deficienta

  

0

0

0

 

0

0

n/a

  1. *P values for categorical variables calculated with a Fisher’s exact test. P values for continuous variables calculated with an ANOVA
  2. aMismatch repair status was performed for cases with detected CIMP positivity in the primary and/or metastatic tissue