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Table 3 Association of tumor diameter with pT and pN classifications in rectal cancer-test cohort (n = 418)

From: Role of tumor size in the pre-operative management of rectal cancer patients

  

Frequency N (%)

OR (95%CI)

P-value

AUC

  

≤ 34 mm

>34 mm

   

pT classification

pT1-2

31 (67.4)

88 (23.7)

6.67 (3.4-12.9)

<0.001

0.66

 

pT3-4

15 (32.6)

284 (76.3)

   
  

≤ 29 mm

>29 mm

   

pN classification

pN0

35 (15.5)

11 (5.7)

3.02 (1.5-6.1)

0.002

0.55

 

pN1-2

191 (84.5)

181 (94.3)

   
  1. OR: odds ratio. AUC: area under the ROC curve, illustrating discriminatory ability of tumor size for pT and pN classifications