Table 1: Characteristics of the participants.
| Variable | N | % | 
| Gender | ||
| Male | 38 | 62.3 | 
| Female | 23 | 37.7 | 
| Age group | ||
| Upto 50 | 9 | 14.75 | 
| 51 and Above | 52 | 85.24 | 
| Hospital | ||
| Austin | 39 | 63.9 | 
| Northern | 22 | 36.1 | 
| Location of the tumor | ||
| Low | 35 | 57.4 | 
| Mid | 20 | 32.8 | 
| Upper | 5 | 8.2 | 
| Invalid | 1 | 1.6 | 
| Mri staging T before | ||
| Pacemake (NA) | 4 | 6.6 | 
| T2 | 12 | 19.7 | 
| T3 | 38 | 62.3 | 
| T4 | 5 | 8.2 | 
| Invalid | 2 | 3.3 | 
| MRI staging N after | ||
| Missing (NA) | 7 | 11.5 | 
| N0 | 14 | 23.0 | 
| N1 | 27 | 44.3 | 
| N2 | 13 | 21.3 | 
| Operation | ||
| APR | 11 | 18.0 | 
| AR | 1 | 1.6 | 
| Hartmann | 2 | 3.3 | 
| LapAPR | 8 | 13.1 | 
| LapAR | 8 | 13.1 | 
| LapULAR | 21 | 34.4 | 
| TEMS | 3 | 4.9 | 
| ULAR | 6 | 9.8 | 
| Missing | 1 | 1.6 | 
| Pathological T | ||
| T0 | 9 | 14.8 | 
| T1 | 4 | 6.6 | 
| T2 | 16 | 26.2 | 
| T3 | 27 | 44.3 | 
| T4 | 3 | 4.9 | 
| Missing | 2 | 3.3 | 
| Pathological N | ||
| N0 | 43 | 70.5 | 
| N1 | 12 | 19.7 | 
| N2 | 4 | 6.6 | 
| Missing | 2 | 3.3 | 
| TRG | ||
| 0 | 9 | 14.8 | 
| 1 | 21 | 34.4 | 
| 2 | 15 | 24.6 | 
| 3 | 11 | 18.0 | 
| Missing | 5 | 8.2 | 
| TME rectal dissection | ||
| Less Than 9 weeks | 23 | 37.7 | 
| 9 weeks or More Than 9 | 36 | 59.0 | 
| Local resection | 2 | 3.3 | 
| Radiotherapy | ||
| Long course | 40 | 65.6 | 
| Short course | 20 | 32.8 | 
| Missing | 1 | 1.6 |