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. 2013 Jun 18;109(1):249–256. doi: 10.1038/bjc.2013.292

Table 4. Risk of cancer in those with advanced neoplasia at colonoscopy.

 
All patients
Cancer
Advanced adenoma
 
Risk of cancer (multivariate analysis)
 
 
  n % n % n % P-value OR 95% CI P-value
 
1704
 
392
 
1312
 
 
 
 
 
Age
55 263 15 46 12 217 17   1    
56–64 513 30 104 27 409 31   1.22 0.82–1.80 0.323
65
928
55
242
62
686
52
0.001
1.72
1.20–2.45
0.003
Sex
Male 1201 70 260 66 941 72   1    
Female
503
30
132
34
371
28
0.04
0.75
0.59–0.96
0.023
Deprivation category
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1 (most deprived) 554 33 118 30 436 33        
2 324 19 66 17 258 20        
3 278 16 72 19 206 16        
4 232 14 63 16 169 13        
5 (least deprived)
313
18
71
18
242
19
0.184
 
 
 
Type of positive stool test
gFOBt 353 21 128 33 225 17   1    
FIT
1351
79
264
67
1087
83
<0.001
2.41
1.87–3.12
<0.001
Aspirin
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
No 1488 87 349 89 1139 87        
Yes
216
13
43
11
173
13
0.247
 
 
 
Statin
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
No 1409 83 336 86 1073 82        
Yes
295
17
56
14
239
18
0.071
 
 
 
ACE-i
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
No 1524 89 353 90 1171 89        
Yes
180
11
39
10
141
11
0.652
 
 
 
1 Medications
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
No 1330 78 318 81 1012 77        
Yes 374 22 74 19 300 23 0.094      

Abbreviations: ACE-i=angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor; CI=confidence interval; FIT=faecal immunochemical test; gFOBt=guaiac-based faecal occult blood test; OR=odds ratio.