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. 2014 Dec 3;9(12):e114267. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0114267

Table 3. Polyp and adenoma detection analysis.

EC# SC# p-Value
Polyp detection rate, N (%) 138 (55.4) 93 (38.4) <0.0001
Polyps per patient, median [IQR]* 2 [1][3] 1 [1][3] 0.250
Polyp by size analysis, N (%)
≥1 cm 40 (12.8) 17 (9) 0.005
<1 cm 272 (87.2) 172 (91) <0.0001
Polyp by morphology analysis, N (%)
Sessile 250 (80.1) 145 (76.7) <0.0001
Flat 48 (15.4) 33 (17.4) 0.072
Pedunculated 14 (4.5) 11 (5.9) 0.275
Adenoma detection rate (ADR), N (%) 87 (35.4) 50 (20.7) <0.0001
Number of adenomas (LGIN), N (%) 138 (93) 87 (99) 0.002
Number of adenomas (HGIN), N (%) 6 (4) 1 (1) 0.061
Number of carcinomas, N (%) 5 (3) 0 (0) 0.061
Adenomas per patient, median [IQR]* 1 [1][2] 1 [1][3] 0.851
Hyperplastic Polyp detection rate, N (%) 71 (28.7) 51 (21.2) 0.053
Hyperplastic polyps per patient, median [IQR]* 1 [0–2] 1 [0–1] 0.922

*only patients considered in whom at least one adenoma or polyp, respectively were detected.

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3 polyps (EC) and two polyps (SC) not retrieved endoscopically.