Table 1. Characteristics of the individuals included in the current study N = 179.
| Normal | Cancer1 | p (lin) | |
| Colonoscopy + Pathology | N = 119 | N = 60 | |
| Age: (mean ± SD) | 55.8±11.6 | 67.1±11.6 | 0.001 |
| Gender, M: n (%)BMI: (mean± SD) | 55 (46.2)25.1 (0.47) | 31 (51.6)24.5 (0.85) | 0.140.68 |
| Past history of polyps: n (%) | 27 (22.7) | 4 (6.6) | 0.001 |
| Colon cancer in relatives | |||
| Yes, n (%) | 67 (0.5) | 16 (9.0) | 0.003 |
| Diabetes, yes n (%) | 12 (10.1) | 9 (15) | 0.13 |
| Hypercholesterolemia, n (%) | 31 (26.4) | 21 (35) | 0.09 |
| Particular nutriment 2 | |||
| Regimen Yes, n (%) | 21 (17.6) | 11 (18.3) | 0.26 |
| Treatment, any3, n (%) | 93 (78.1) | 45 (75) | 0.26 |
| Reason for colonoscopy: n (%) | |||
| Screening | 44 (36.9) | 10 (16.6) | |
| Control for polyps | 22 (18.5) | 4 (6.6) | <0.001 |
| Symptoms | 53 (44.6) | 46 (76.6) |
1
- includes invasive cancers (n = 53), advanced adenomas (n = 2) and large villous tumours of at least 3 cm in diameter (n = 5);
2
- includes those individuals who are under any particular regimen (diabetes, vegetarian, hyper proteic, hyper vitaminic etc…);
3
- No antibiotics.