Clinical feature	Statistical test	Significant genes	Associated with	               	Associated with	
Time to Death	Cox regression test	N=0	 	 	 	 
AGE	Spearman correlation test	N=0	 	 	 	 
PRIMARY SITE OF DISEASE	t test	N=38	rectum	N=20	colon	N=18
NEOPLASM DISEASESTAGE	ANOVA test	N=5	 	 	 	 
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=2	 	 	 	 
GENDER	t test	N=31	male	N=14	female	N=17
HISTOLOGICAL TYPE	ANOVA test	N=266	 	 	 	 
COMPLETENESS OF RESECTION	ANOVA test	N=13	 	 	 	 
NUMBER OF LYMPH NODES	Spearman correlation test	N=0