Table 1.
Characteristics of study participants
| Age (years) | Sex | Colectomy diagnosis | Weight of sample (g) | Microplastic abundance | Transparent filaments abundance | % of transparent filaments | Polymer content |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | Female | Moderately differentiated adenocarcinoma | 17.0 | 35 | 20 | 57.1 | Polycarbonate |
| 88 | Female | Moderately differentiated adenocarcinoma | 17.3 | 214 | 115 | 54.0 | Polycarbonate, polypropylene |
| 35 | Male | Poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma with mucinous and signet‐ring component | 15.8 | 450 | 407 | 91.5 | Polycarbonate, polyamide |
| 63 | Female | Moderately differentiated adenocarcinoma | 15.9 | 563 | 528 | 95.1 | Polycarbonate, polyamide |
| 63 | Female | Moderately differentiated adenocarcinoma | 4.7 | 202 | 104 | 55.0 | Polycarbonate |
| 34 | Male | Moderately differentiated adenocarcinoma | 14.8 | 615 | 285 | 66.3 | Polycarbonate, polyamide |
| 48 | Female | Poorly differentiated neuroendocrine carcinoma | 6.4 | 331 | 192 | 58.0 | Not available |
| 41 | Male | Mucinous adenocarcinoma with carcinomatous peritonei | 11.0 | 375 | 317 | 84.5 | Polycarbonate, polyamide |
| 36 | Male | Signet ring carcinoma | 17.0 | 145 | 87 | 60.0 | Polyamide, polypropylene |
| 67 | Male | Bleeding arteriovenous malformation | 16.7 | 430 | 385 | 93.0 | Polypropylene |
| 34 | Male | Normal perforated colon with background history of inflammatory bowel disease | 10.7 | 278 | 250 | 89.9 | Polycarbonate, polypropylene |