Table 3.

Bleeding type with associated symptoms

Type of bleeding	Dukes' A(e)	Dukes' B,C,D (a)	Bleeding description	No. with bleeding	Bleeding volume		Bleeding + change in bowel habit	Looseness	Increased frequency	Urgency	Mucus	Incomplete emptying
				Low	High
Fresh/bright	38/49 (78%)	51/91 (56%)	Separate	(e) 22	(e) 19	3	(e) 11	(e) 6	(e) 6	(e) 5	(e) 2	(e) 4
				(a) 21	(a) 20	1	(a) 16	(a) 11	(a) 11	(a) 5	(a) 7	(a) 6
				P = 0.17	P = 0.63		P = 0.14	P = 0.17	P = 0.17	P = 0.78	P = 0.10	P = 0.66
	P = 0.02		Mixed	(e) 7	(e) 7	0	(e) 4	(e) 1	(e) 1	(e) 0	(e) 0	(e) 0
				(a) 12	(a) 12	0	(a) 9	(a) 6	(a) 6	(a) 2	(a) 4	(a) 1
			Separate + mixed	(e) 2	(e) 2	0	(e) 1	(e) 0	(e) 0	(e) 0	(e) 0	(e) 0
				(a) 7	(a) 6	1	(a) 7	(a) 6	(a) 5	(a) 4	(a) 4	(a) 5
			Unspecififed	(e) 7	(e) 3	4	(e) 5	(e) 5	(e) 5	(e) 2	(e) 4	(e) 0
				(a) 11	(a) 11	0	(a) 10	(a) 7	(a) 6	(a) 4	(a) 3	(a) 4
Fresh + old	9/49 (18%)	23/91 (25%)	Separate	(e) 1	(e) 1	0	(e) 1	(e) 1	(e) 1	(e) 1	(e) 1	(e) 1
				(a) 3	(a) 3	0	(a) 3	(a) 2	(a) 2	(a) 2	(a) 1	(a) 1
	P = 0.47		Mixed	(e) 3	(e) 3	0	(e) 2	(e) 1	(e) 1	(e) 1	(e) 1	(e) 1
				(a) 6	(a) 6	0	(a) 6	(a) 4	(a) 4	(a) 4	(a) 4	(a) 3
			Separate + mixed	(e) 4	(e) 3	1	(e) 3	(e) 1	(e) 1	(e) 2	(e) 3	(e) 1
				(a) 11	(a) 9	2	(a) 10	(a) 4	(a) 3	(a) 3	(a) 3	(a) 3
			Unspecified	(e) 1	(e) 1	0	(e) 0	(e) 0	(e) 0	(e) 0	(e) 0	(e) 0
				(a) 3	(a) 2	1	(a) 3	(a) 3	(a) 2	(a) 1	(a) 2	(a) 1
Dark/altered	2/49 (4%)	8/91 (9%)	Separate	(e) 0	(e) 0	0	(e) 0	(e) 0	(e) 0	(e) 0	(e) 0	(e) 0
				(a) 1	(a) 1	0	(a) 1	(a) 0	(a) 0	(a) 0	(a) 0	(a) 0
	P = 0.67		Mixed	(e) 2	(e) 2	0	(e) 2	(e) 1	(e) 1	(e) 0	(e) 1	(e) 0
				(a) 3	(a) 2	1	(a) 3	(a) 3	(a) 3	(a) 1	(a) 2	(a) 3
			Separate + mixed	(e) 0	(e) 0	0	(e) 0	(e) 0	(e) 0	(e) 0	(e) 0	(e) 0
				(a) 0	(a) 0	0	(a) 0	(a) 0	(a) 0	(a) 0	(a) 0	(a) 0
			Unspecified	(e) 0	(e) 0	0	(e) 0	(e) 0	(e) 0	(e) 0	(e) 0	(e) 0
				(a) 4	(a) 4	0	(a) 4	(a) 4	(a) 4	(a) 2	(a) 2	(a) 4

10 patients in the advanced group did not specify bleeding type.