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. 2014 Jan 10;4:175. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2013.00175

Table 4.

Results of the colonoscopies and stage distribution of diagnosed cancers.

OC-Sensor
FOB Gold
n % 95% CI n % 95% CI p-value
Normal 201 29.3 25.8–32.8 302 33.1 30.1–36.3 n.s
Polyp 39 5.7 4.0–7.7 52 5.7 4.3–7.4 n.s
Not advanced adenoma 106 15.4 12.8–18.3 156 17.1 14.7–19.7 n.s
Advanced adenoma 282 41.1 37.4–44.9 338 37.1 33.9–40.3 n.s
Cancer* 35 5.1 3.6–7.0 44 4.8 3.6–6.5 n.s
Stage I 18 51.4 35.1–67.5 17 38.6 24.4–54.5 n.s
Stage II 10 28.6 15.5–45.0 8 18.2 8.2–32.7 n.s
Stage III 6 17.1 7.2–32.3 13 29.5 16.8–45.2 n.s
Stage IV 1 2.9 0.7–14.9 5 11.4 3.8–24.6 n.s
Unknown 0 0 0–10.0 1 2.3 0.06–12.0 n.s
Non-neoplasic pathology 8 1.2 0.5–2.2 9 1.0 0.4–1.9 n.s
Inconclusive 15 2.2 1.2–3.6 11 1.2 0.6–2.1 n.s
Total 686 100 912 100

n.s., non-significant. *Percentages for stages of cancer are based on the total number of cancers instead of total number of colonoscopies.