Table 1.

Characteristics of Colon Study Participants

	Total	Colon Cancer	Non-Cancer	Non-cancer w/polyps
N (%)	378 (100)	78 (20.6)	230 (60.8)	70 (18.6)
Ethnicity
African American	149 (39.4)	41 (52.6)	79 (34.3)	29 (41.4)
Hispanic/Latino	212 (56.1)	27 (34.6)	144 (62.6)	41 (58.6)
Caucasian	9 (2.4)	5 (6.4)	4 (1.7)	0
Asian	8 (2.1)	5 (6.4)	3 (1.3)	0
Gender
Male	159 (42.1)	43 (55.1)	85 (37.0)	31 (44.3)
Female	219 (57.9)	35 (44.9)	145 (63.0)	39 (55.7)
Age at Dx†
Mean±SD	55.2±9.9	55.1±10.2	54.9±9.8	56.2±10.2
Body Mass Index
Mean±SD	28.1±8.4	26.3±8.3	29.1±7.9	27.3±9.8

^†Age of Dx refers to Age of diagnosis for CRC patients, and age at consent for non-cancer patients.

SD indicates Standard Deviation.