Table 1.

Demographic characteristics of the patients included in the study.

	Number (n)	(%)
Gender (n = 3231)
Female	1727	53,5
Male	1504	46,5
Excistance of polyp (n = 3231)
Having a polyp	829	25,7
No polyp	2402	74,3
In patients with polyps (n = 829)
Female	351	42,3
Male	478	57,7
In patients with polyps (n = 829)
Single polyp	335	40,4
Multiple polyps	494	59,6
According to the polyp size (n = 829)
Smaller than 0.5 cm	540	65,1
Between 0.5 cm–1 cm	185	22,3
Larger than 1 cm	104	12,6
According to the histopathological types (n = 829)
Tubular adenoma	433	52,2
Tubulovillous adenoma	114	13,8
Villous adenoma	50	6
Hyperplastic polyp	198	23,9
Hyperplastic polyp + adenoma	12	1,4
Sesile serrated polyp	14	1,7
Inflammatory polyp	8	1
According to the localization (n = 829)
Ascending colon	115	13,9
Transverse colon	123	14,8
Descending colon	146	17,6
Sigmoid colon	223	26,9
Rectum	178	21,5
Rectosigmoidal junction	44	5,3
Existance of H pylori infection (n = 3231)
H pylori infection exist	1105	34,2
H pylori infection does not exist	2126	65,8
In patient with H pylori infection (n = 1105)
Female	597	54
Male	508	46