Clinical feature	Statistical test	Significant genes	Associated with	               	Associated with	
DAYS_TO_DEATH_OR_LAST_FUP	Cox regression test	N=0	 	 	 	 
YEARS_TO_BIRTH	Spearman correlation test	N=30	older	N=22	younger	N=8
TUMOR_TISSUE_SITE	Wilcoxon test	N=30	rectum	N=30	colon	N=0
PATHOLOGIC_STAGE	Kruskal-Wallis test	N=29	 	 	 	 
PATHOLOGY_T_STAGE	Spearman correlation test	N=30	higher stage	N=28	lower stage	N=2
PATHOLOGY_N_STAGE	Spearman correlation test	N=30	higher stage	N=15	lower stage	N=15
PATHOLOGY_M_STAGE	Wilcoxon test	N=30	class1	N=30	class0	N=0
GENDER	Wilcoxon test	N=7	male	N=7	female	N=0
RADIATION_THERAPY	Wilcoxon test	N=0	 	 	 	 
HISTOLOGICAL_TYPE	Kruskal-Wallis test	N=30	 	 	 	 
RESIDUAL_TUMOR	Kruskal-Wallis test	N=30	 	 	 	 
NUMBER_OF_LYMPH_NODES	Spearman correlation test	N=30	higher number_of_lymph_nodes	N=15	lower number_of_lymph_nodes	N=15