Hospital factors and patient characteristics in the treatment of colorectal cancer: a population based study

BMC Public Health

Table 1 Validation results based on a survey of 605 clinical records (the high-resolution sample)

	High-resolution sample (gold standard)
			Colon	Rectum	Missing	TOTAL
		Colon	181	6	0	187
	Type of cancer	Rectum	28	390	0	418
		TOTAL	209	396	0	605
			Curative intent	Palliative intent	Missing	TOTAL
		Curative intent	567	32	0	599
	Type of surgery	Palliative intent	5	1	0	6
		TOTAL	572	33	0	605
Study cohort sample			AP resection	Minor resection	Missing	TOTAL
		AP resection	78	11	0	89
	Surgery for rectal cancer	Minor resection	15	281	5	301
		Missing	0	0	0	0
		TOTAL	93	292	5	390
			Yes	No	Missing
		Yes	65	2	0	65
	Presence of metastasis	No	25	509	6	540
		Missing	0	0	0	0
		TOTAL	90	511	6	605

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