Table 1 Demographic data and BMI in the patients with colonic and rectal tumours

Age (years)

71.3 (62.4-78.0)

73.3 (65.9-80.0)

0.14

Colonic cancer

71.1 (62.1-77.7)

74.3 (67.2-80.5)

0.05

Rectal cancer

74.5 (65.9-79.9)

72.4 (63.6-79.2)

0.50

Gender

(Male/Female)

50 (47%)/57 (53%)

82 (57%)/61 (43%)

0.09

Colonic cancer

45 (46%)/52 (54%)

52 (54%)/44 (46%)

0.20

Rectal cancer

5 (50%)/5 (50%)

30 (64%)/17 (36%)

0.40

BMI ^a

26.0 ± 3.5

24.7 ± 4.0

0.08

Colonic cancer

25.8 ± 3.5

24.7 ± 3.9

0.20

Rectal cancer

28.5 ± 2.6

24.6 ± 4.1

0.08