Table 1.

Subject characteristics.

Group	Stage	n	Age		Gender
			Mean	SD	Male	Female
HC		22	46.8	13.1	17	5
P		16	63.2	11.1	12	4
CRC	0	2	76.5	0.710	2	0
	I	52	68.9	10.6	26	26
	II	67	69.7	11.4	42	25
	III (N1)	46	67.9	14.7	24	22
	III (N2)	25	67.1	11.6	12	13
	IV	17	69.5	9.92	8	9

CRC colorectal cancer, P polyps, HC healthy controls.