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. 2016 Mar 21;22(11):3220–3226. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i11.3220

Table 3.

Diagnostic accuracy and error range of the estimation of colon polyp size according to the actual polyp size

Visual estimation Forceps estimation P value
Diagnostic accuracy
≤ 5 mm 0.834 0.929 < 0.001
6-9 mm 0.508 0.692 < 0.001
≥ 10 mm 0.403 0.469 0.018
Error range (mm)
≤ 5 mm 0.90 ± 0.27 0.70 ± 0.17 < 0.001
6-9 mm 1.85 ± 0.82 1.30 ± 0.59 < 0.001
≥ 10 mm 2.71 ± 0.76 2.40 ± 0.67 < 0.001