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Table 2.

Median plasma concentration between diagnostic groups. *Independent Mann-Whitney U test. No colonic neoplasia group includes normal, diverticulosis and colonic inflammation. Colonic neoplasia group includes hyperplastic polyps, adenomatous polyps and colorectal cancer

Diagnosis	Median plasma neurotensin concentration (pg/ml) (IQR)	p
Normal	401.6 (267.6–654.4)	0.03*
Abnormal	550.6 (339.6–712.5)	0.03*
Normal	401.6 (267.6–654.4)	0.53*
Diverticulosis or IBD	464.1 (299.9–714.0)	0.53*
No colonic neoplasia	407.2 (287.3–648.5)	< 0.01*
Colonic neoplasia	603.6 (394.0–714.8)	< 0.01*