Stage-dependent and heterogeneous tumor association of Fusobacterium nucleatum in Romanian patients with colon adenocarcinoma

Table 1 Baseline demographic, clinicopathological, and surgical characteristics, n (%)

Variable	Value
Age, median (IQR), years	67 (65-73)
Sex	Female 4 (27); male 11 (73)
Smoking status	Former 6 (40); never 9 (60)
Tumor localization	Right colon 8 (53); left colon 1 (7); sigmoid 6 (40)
Preoperative T stage	T2 6 (40); T3 8 (53); T4 1 (7)
Preoperative N stage	N0 4 (27); N1 8 (53); N2 3 (20)
Surgical approach	Laparoscopic 10 (67); open 5 (33)
Type of resection	Hemicolectomy 9 (60); segmental 6 (40)
Anastomosis type	Manual 11 (73); mechanical 4 (27)
Operative duration, median (IQR), min	180 (160-200)

IQR: Interquartile range.