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. 2004 Sep;53(9):1329–1333. doi: 10.1136/gut.2004.039032

Table 2.

 Crude and adjusted odds ratios (OR with 95% confidence interval (CI)) of having a positive PhiCal test, adjusting for sex, age, duration of sample storage before analysis, and month of sample collection

No of screenees Crude OR 95% CI Adjusted OR Adjusted 95% CI p Value
Neoplasia status
    No adenoma 1518 1.0 Reference 1.0 Reference
    Any neoplasia 803 1.16 0.95–1.41 1.18 0.96–1.44 0.11
    Low risk adenoma 592 1.10 0.88–1.37 1.13 0.90–1.41 0.30
    High risk adenoma 195 1.16 0.83–1.62 1.16 0.82–1.63 0.40
    Colorectal cancer 16 5.30 1.91–14.09 5.40 1.94–15.02 <0.01
Sex† 2321 1.01 0.83–1.22 1.01 0.83–1.22 0.94
Age (y) 2321 1.03 1.01–1.06 1.03 1.00–1.06 0.04
Sample storage‡ 2321 1.03 1.01–1.05 1.02 1.00–1.05 0.03
Stool sampled§ 2321 0.35 0.97–1.02 1.00 0.97–1.03 0.84

†Women as reference category.

‡Number of months of storage at −20°C of fresh frozen stool sample.

§Month of the year when stool was sampled.