Table 1

Clinicopathological and genetic characteristics of AA CRC cases


African Americans






All
non-MSI-H
MSI-H
Odds Ratio (95% CI)
P

Number of patients
95
66 (69)a
29 (31)a


Mean Age
65.7+15.0
-
65.2+14.0
-
65.9+17.5
-

0.84
Gender




0.39
     Female
56 (59)
37 (57)
19 (66)
1

     Male
39 (41)
29 (43)
10 (34)
0.67(0.27–1.67)

Site




0.47
     Distal
38 (40)
28 (43)
10 (34)
1

     Proximal
57 (60)
38 (57)
19 (66)
0.71(0.29–1.77)

Mucin Production
95



0.15
     None
68 (72)
51(77)
17(58)
1

     < 50%
15 (15)
9 (14)
6 (21)
2.0(0.62–6.44)

     > 50%
12 (13)
6 (9)
6(21)
3.0(0.85–10.55)

Differentiation
90



0.47
     Well
3 (3)
2 (3)
1 (3)
1

     Moderate
71 (79)
51 (83)
20 (72)
0.64(0.5–8.62)

     Poor
16 (18)
9 (14)
7 (25)
0.5(0.17–1.54)

Stage
92



0.59
     Stage 1
8 (9)
7 (11)
1 (3)
1

     Stage 2
37 (40)
24 (38)
13 (45)
0.67(0.09–4.93)

     Stage 3
35 (38)
23 (37)
12 (41)
1.08(0.27–4.29)

     Stage 4
12 (13)
9 (14)
3 (11)
0.8(0.2–3.27)

BRAF
82



0.00
     wild type
74 (90)
59 (98)
15 (68)


     V600E
8 (10)
1 (2)
7 (32)
27.5(3.1–241.3)

hMLH1 methylation (MSP)
70



0.33
     Unmethylation
4 (6)
2 (4)
2 (10)
1

     Methylation
66 (94)
48 (96)
18 (90)
0.38(0.5–2.87)

p16 methylation (MSP)
47



0.37
     Unmethylation
28 (60)
14 (54)
14 (67)
1

     Methylation
19 (40)
12 (46)
7 (33)
0.58(0.18–1.92)

hMLH1 expression by IHC
76



0.00
     Normal
50 (65)
45 (83)
5 (23)
1

     Negative
26 (35)
9 (17)
17 (77)
16.67(5–50)

hMSH2 expression by IHC
74



0.29
     Normal
66 (89)
46 (87)
20 (95)
1

     Negative
8 (11)
7 (13)
1 (5)
0.33(0.04–2.86)


Brim et al. Molecular Cancer 2008 7:68   doi:10.1186/1476-4598-7-68