| Training set (n = 167) | Testing set (n = 56) | ||||
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Clinical characteristics | MSS/MSI-L (N = 142) | MSI/MSI-H (N = 25) | p value | MSS/MSI-L (N = 40) | MSI/MSI-H (N = 16) | p value |
Gender: | Â | Â | 0.015 | Â | Â | 0.129 |
 Female | 33 (23.2) | 12 (48.0) |  | 11 (27.5) | 8 (50.0) |  |
 Male | 109 (76.8) | 13 (52.0) |  | 29 (72.5) | 8 (50.0) |  |
Age (years): | 63.29 ± 9.59 | 68.12 ± 5.95 | 0.016 | 61.03 ± 10.40 | 64.25 ± 8.58 | 0.277 |
Clinical T stage: | Â | Â | 0.025 | Â | Â | 0.009 |
 I | 2 (1.4) | 6 (24.0) |  | 0 (0) | 4 (25.0) |  |
 II | 21 (14.8) | 2 (8.0) |  | 5 (12.5) | 1 (6.2) |  |
 III | 87 (51.5) | 16 (64.0) |  | 21 (52.5) | 9 (56.3) |  |
 IV | 32 (32.3) | 1 (4.0,) |  | 14 (35.0) | 2 (12.5) |  |
Differentiated degree | Â | Â | 0.013 | Â | Â | 0.001 |
 Well-differentiated | 2 (1.4) | 1 (4.0) |  | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |  |
 Moderately differentiated | 42 (29.6) | 14 (56.0) |  | 13 (32.5) | 13 (81.3) |  |
 Poorly differentiated | 98 (69.0) | 10 (40.0) |  | 27 (67.5) | 3 (18.7) |  |
Tumor location: | Â | Â | 0.765 | Â | Â | 0.189 |
 Upper-third | 22 (15.5) | 2 (8.0) |  | 6 (15.0) | 0 (0) |  |
 Middle-third | 33 (23.2) | 6 (24.0) |  | 10 (25.0) | 2 (12.5) |  |
 Lower-third | 83 (58.5) | 16 (64.0) |  | 23 (57.5) | 13 (81.3) |  |
 Multiple | 4 (2.8) | 1 (4.0) |  | 1 (2.5) | 1 (6.2) |  |
Bowman type | Â | Â | 0.460 | Â | Â | 0.365 |
 I | 5 (3.8) | 2 (8.3) |  | 0 (0) | 1 (6.7) |  |
 II | 11 (8.3) | 1 (4.2) |  | 5 (12.5) | 3 (20.0) |  |
 III | 114 (85.7) | 20 (83.3) |  | 33 (82.5) | 11 (73.3) |  |
 IV | 3 (2.2) | 1 (4.2) |  | 2 (5.0) | 0 (0) |  |
CEA level (ng/mL) | Â | Â | 0.658 | Â | Â | 0.763 |
 Normal | 86 (61.4) | 16 (66.7) |  | 25 (62.5) | 11 (68.8) |  |
 Abnormal | 54 (38.6) | 8 (33.3) |  | 15 (37.5) | 5 (31.3) |  |
AFP level (ng/mL) | Â | Â | 1.000 | Â | Â | 0.550 |
 Normal | 131 (93.6) | 23 (95.8) |  | 37 (92.5) | 16 (100.0) |  |
 Abnormal | 9 (6.4) | 1 (4.2) |  | 3 (7.5) | 0 (0) |  |
CA19-9 level (u/mL) | Â | Â | 1.000 | Â | Â | 0.416 |
 Normal | 123 (88.5) | 21 (91.3) |  | 33 (89.2) | 15 (93.8) |  |
 Abnormal | 16 (11.5) | 3 (8.7) |  | 4 (10.8) | 1 (6.2) |  |
 ALB (g/L) | 40.10 ± 5.04 | 40.53 ± 4.82 | 0.698 | 40.21 ± 4.70 | 39.21 ± 5.57 | 0.501 |
 NE (10^9/L) | 3.44 (2.71–4.52) | 4.72 (2.68–5.51) | 0.061 | 3.46 (2.52–4.65) | 3.67 (2.72–5.10) | 0.737 |
 Lym (10^9/L) | 1.67 (1.37–2.00) | 1.88 (1.07–2.47) | 0.474 | 1.66 (1.37–2.07) | 1.50 (1.00–2.50) | 0.544 |
 NLR | 1.96 (1.54–2.91) | 2.33 (1.99–3.19) | 0.230 | 2.07 (1.91–2.83) | 1.77 (1.02–3.23) | 0.154 |