Table 1.

Summary information of individuals in this study (Fecal sample’s demographic, clinical, and technical details).

Group	Healthy volunteers	Colorectal cancers patients	P value	Sample collection	Sequencing platform
Sample size	21	22	NA	Prior to each treatment	Sequencing Platform: Illumina Hiseq PE250; Sequencing Target Depth: 5 GB; read length: 500 bp
Male/Female	4/17	14/8	0.003
Age, year, median	54 (26–64)	57 (34–73)	0.098
BMI, median	23.2	23.4	0.913