Connective tissue growth factor expression hints at aggressive nature of colorectal cancer

Table 1 Clinicoepidemological and clinicopathological parameters of study population (n = 71)

Characteristics	n (%)
Age in years
< 50	21 (29.58)
≥ 50	50 (70.42)
Gender
Male	38 (53.52)
Female	33 (46.48)
Dwelling
Rural	47 (66.20)
Urban	24 (33.80)
Social class	22 (30.99)
Low
Middle and high	49 (69.01)
Family history
Yes	20 (28.17)
No	51 (71.83)
Smoking status
Yes	40 (56.34)
No	31(43.66)
Lifestyle
Active	31 (43.66)
Sedentary	40 (56.34)
Salt tea intake
Yes	65 (91.55)
No	06 (8.45)
Red meat consumption
Yes	59 (83.10)
No	12 (16.90)
Sundried vegetables
Yes	48 (67.61)
No	23 (32.39)
Source of drinking water
Tap water (R)	46 (64.79)
Tap water (L)	07 (9.86)
Others1	18 (25.35)
Pickles
Yes	41 (57.75)
No	30 (42.25)
Pesticide exposure
Yes	33 (46.48)
No	38 (53.52)
Junk food consumption
Yes	05 (7.04)
No	66 (92.96)
Site of tumor
Colon	36 (50.70)
Rectum	20 (28.17)
Rectosigmoid	15 (21.13)
Tumor differentiation
Well	18 (25.35)
Moderate	46 (64.79)
Poor	07 (9.86)
Invasion depth
T1	08 (11.27)
T2	22 (30.99)
T3	31 (43.66)
T4	10 (14.08)
T1 + T2	30 (42.25)
T3 + T4	41 (57.75)
TNM staging
I	25 (35.21)
II	25 (35.21)
III	18 (25.35)
IV	03 (4.22)
I + II	50 (70.42)
III + IV	21 (29.58)
Tumor grade
1	18 (25.35)
2	46 (64.79)
3	07 (9.86)
DUKE stage
A	05 (7.04)
B	44 (61.97)
C	22 (30.99)
Node status
0	51 (71.83)
1 and 2	20 (28.17)
LVI
Present	54 (76.06)
Absent	17 (23.94)
PNI
Present	15 (21.12)
Absent	56 (78.87)
TALNR
Present	62 (87.32)
Absent	09 (12.68)
Necrosis seen
Yes	18 (25.35)
No	53 (74.65)
Recurrence
Yes	12 (16.90)
No	59 (83.10)
Vital status
Alive	66 (92.96)
Dead	05 (7.04)

¹Others: Spring, Well, Pond.

N: Total Number of samples; R: River water through Tap; L: Lake water through Tap; TNM: Tumor-node-metastasis; TALNR: Tumor associated lymph-node response; LVI: Lymphovascular invasion; PNI: Perineural invasion.