Prediction of different stages of rectal cancer: Texture analysis based on diffusion-weighted images and apparent diffusion coefficient maps

Table 1 Clinical and pathological characteristics of the patients

Characteristics	Value
Total patients	115
Age, yr	60.4 ± 15.8 (32-86)1
Gender
Male	67 (58.3)
Female	48 (41.7)
Primary mass location (from anal verge)
0-5 cm	35 (30.5)
5.1-10 cm	58 (50.4)
10.1-15 cm	22 (19.1)
Tumor differentiation
Moderate to high	89 (77.4)
Low	26 (22.6)
T stage
T1-2	31 (26.9)
T3-4	84 (73.1)
N stage
N0	63 (54.7)
N1-2	52 (45.3)

¹mean ± SD (range in years). Unless otherwise indicated, variables are expressed as frequencies (%).