Clinical feature	Statistical test	Significant genes	Associated with	               	Associated with	
DAYS_TO_DEATH_OR_LAST_FUP	Cox regression test	N=10	 	N=NA	 	N=NA
YEARS_TO_BIRTH	Spearman correlation test	N=8	older	N=3	younger	N=5
TUMOR_TISSUE_SITE	Wilcoxon test	N=16	rectum	N=16	colon	N=0
PATHOLOGIC_STAGE	Kruskal-Wallis test	N=30	 	 	 	 
PATHOLOGY_T_STAGE	Spearman correlation test	N=30	higher stage	N=14	lower stage	N=16
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=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=14	lower number_of_lymph_nodes	N=16