Table 5.
Time between blood draw and tumor diagnosis among colorectal cancer by quartile of serum ghrelin concentration at blood draw.
| Number of years from blood draw to diagnosis: case numbers (%) | Serum Ghrelin Quartile | Total cases | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
| Controls | 130 | 131 | 131 | 131 | |
| Cases | |||||
| <2 | 25 (71) | 9 (26) | 1 (3) | 0 | 35 |
| 2–4 | 24 (77) | 5 (16) | 2 (6) | 0 | 31 |
| 4–6 | 18 (82) | 3 (14) | 1 (5) | 0 | 22 |
| 6–8 | 14 (52) | 9 (33) | 2 (7) | 2 (7) | 27 |
| 8–10 | 16 (52) | 7 (23) | 3 (10) | 5 (16) | 31 |
| 10–12 | 27 (57) | 12 (26) | 4 (9) | 4 (9) | 47 |
| 12–14 | 19 (43) | 14 (32) | 4 (9) | 7 (16) | 44 |
| 14–16 | 10 (18) | 11 (20) | 19 (34) | 16 (29) | 56 |
| 16–18 | 10 (18) | 4 (7) | 20 (35) | 23 (40) | 57 |
| 18–20 | 8 (14) | 13 (22) | 15 (26) | 22 (38) | 58 |
| 20–22 | 6 (11) | 12 (21) | 15(27) | 23 (41) | 56 |
| 22–24 | 7 (16) | 8 (18) | 12 (27) | 18 (40) | 45 |
| 24–26 | 1 (7) | 3 (21) | 5 (36) | 5 (36) | 14 |
| 26–28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 523 | |||||