Table 1.
Patient characteristics by pathology diagnosis
|
Normal |
Hyperplastic polyp |
Adenoma |
P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n = 43 | n = 23 | n = 44 | ||
|
Age, mean (SD) |
59 (10.5) |
58 (9.2) |
58 (6.8) |
0.9 |
|
Gender |
|
|
|
0.9 |
| Male |
19 (44%) |
9 (40%) |
17 (39%) |
|
| Female |
24 (56%) |
14 (60%) |
27 (61%) |
|
|
Education |
|
|
|
0.02 |
| Middle school |
1 (2%) |
2 (9%) |
0 |
|
| High school |
25 (60%) |
5 (22%) |
21 (48%) |
|
| College & higher |
16 (38%) |
16 (70%) |
23 (52%) |
|
|
Indication |
|
|
|
0.6 |
| Screening |
21 (49%) |
14 (61%) |
28 (64%) |
|
| Follow-up |
15 (35%) |
5 (22%) |
10 (23%) |
|
| Diagnostic |
7 (16%) |
4 (17%) |
6 (14%) |
|
|
BMI |
|
|
|
0.8 |
| <18.5 |
0 |
0 |
1 (2%) |
|
| 18.5-24.9 |
12 (28%) |
5 (23%) |
7 (16%) |
|
| 25.0-29.9 |
14 (33%) |
10 (45%) |
18 (41%) |
|
| 30.0-34.9 |
11 (26%) |
5 (23%) |
10 (23%) |
|
| = > 35.0 |
6 (14%) |
2 (9%) |
8 (18%) |
|
| Medical history of any other disease |
32 (74%) |
14 (61%) |
36 (82%) |
0.2 |
| Family history of cancer |
17 (40%) |
10 (43%) |
18 (41%) |
0.9 |
| Family history of colon cancer |
4 (9%) |
3 (13%) |
11 (25%) |
0.1 |
|
Smoking status |
|
|
|
0.3 |
| Current smokers |
7 (16%) |
3 (13%) |
14 (32%) |
|
| Previous smokers |
15 (35%) |
8 (35%) |
14 (32%) |
|
|
Alcohol consumption |
|
|
|
0.04 |
| Yes |
25 (58%) |
7 (30%) |
15 (36%) |
|
| No | 18 (42%) | 16 (70%) | 27 (64%) |