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=11	younger	N=19
PATHOLOGIC_STAGE	Kruskal-Wallis test	N=30	 	 	 	 
PATHOLOGY_T_STAGE	Spearman correlation test	N=30	higher stage	N=26	lower stage	N=4
PATHOLOGY_N_STAGE	Spearman correlation test	N=3	higher stage	N=0	lower stage	N=3
PATHOLOGY_M_STAGE	Wilcoxon test	N=0	 	 	 	 
GENDER	Wilcoxon test	N=6	male	N=6	female	N=0
RADIATION_THERAPY	Wilcoxon test	N=0	 	 	 	 
HISTOLOGICAL_TYPE	Wilcoxon test	N=30	rectal mucinous adenocarcinoma	N=30	rectal adenocarcinoma	N=0
RESIDUAL_TUMOR	Kruskal-Wallis test	N=0	 	 	 	 
NUMBER_OF_LYMPH_NODES	Spearman correlation test	N=0