Table 1. Demographic and clinicopathological characteristics of patients included in the study.
| HP | SSA/P | TA | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (n= 33) | (n= 39) | (n= 36) | |||
| Gender | Female | 17 (52%) | 22 (56%) | 18 (50%) | 0.93 |
| Male | 11 (33%) | 15 (39%) | 14 (39%) | ||
| Unknown | 5 (15%) | 2 (5%) | 4 (11%) | ||
| Age | Median (Range) | 59 (50-91) | 60 (28-77) | 61 (47-84) | 0.9 |
| Ethnicity | African American | 6 (18%) | 2 (5%) | 3 (8%) | 0.19 |
| Caucasian | 20 (61%) | 30 (77%) | 24 (67%) | ||
| Hispanic | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (3%) | ||
| Asian | 0 (0%) | 1 (3%) | 0 (0%) | ||
| Unknown | 7 (21%) | 6 (15%) | 8 (22%) | ||
| Polyp site | Cecum | 0 (0%) | 4 (10%) | 4 (11%) | 0.025 |
| Ascending | 2 (6%) | 10 (26%) | 10 (28%) | ||
| Transverse | 1 (3%) | 6 (15%) | 6 (17%) | ||
| Descending | 4 (12%) | 5 (13%) | 3 (8%) | ||
| Sigmoid | 10 (30%) | 7 (18%) | 4 (11%) | ||
| Rectum | 9 (27%) | 5 (13%) | 5 (14%) | ||
| Unknown | 7 (21%) | 2 (5%) | 4 (11%) | ||
| Family History of colon cancer | No | 18 (55%) | 29 (74%) | 27 (75%) | 0.34 |
| Yes | 7 (21%) | 6 (15%) | 4 (11%) | ||
| Unknown | 8 (24%) | 4 (10%) | 5 (14%) | ||
| Tobacco | No | 6 (18%) | 13 (33%) | 10 (28%) | 0.5 |
| Yes | 20 (61%) | 22 (57%) | 21 (58%) | ||
| Unknown | 7 (21%) | 4 (10%) | 5 (14%) | ||
| Polyp size (cm3) | Mean (SD) | 0.048 (0.084) | 0.101 (0.168) | 0.088 (0.174) | 0.41 |
| Number of polyps | Median (range) | 2 (1-7) | 2 (1-7) | 3 (1-7) | 0.018 |
| Prior or subsequent colonoscopies with polyps | Median (range) | 1 (1-3) | 3 (0-5) | 1 (0-3) | 0.28 |
HP, hyperplastic polyp; SSA/Ps, sessile serrated adenoma/polyp; TA, tubular adenoma