Clinical feature	Statistical test	Significant genes	Associated with	&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;	Associated with	
Time to Death	Cox regression test	N=0	 	 	 	 
AGE	Spearman correlation test	N=0	 	 	 	 
NEOPLASM DISEASESTAGE	ANOVA test	N=2	 	 	 	 
PATHOLOGY T STAGE	Spearman correlation test	N=0	 	 	 	 
PATHOLOGY N STAGE	Spearman correlation test	N=1	higher stage	N=1	lower stage	N=0
PATHOLOGY M STAGE	ANOVA test	N=1	 	 	 	 
GENDER	t test	N=13	male	N=11	female	N=2
HISTOLOGICAL TYPE	t test	N=35	rectal mucinous adenocarcinoma	N=23	rectal adenocarcinoma	N=12
RADIATIONS RADIATION REGIMENINDICATION	t test	N=6	yes	N=2	no	N=4
COMPLETENESS OF RESECTION	ANOVA test	N=12	 	 	 	 
NUMBER OF LYMPH NODES	Spearman correlation test	N=0	 	 	 	 
