Table 1.
Demographics of CRC and IID patients as well as healthy donors along with clinical characteristics of the entire study population.
| Parameter | CRC Patients N (%) | IID Patients N (%) | Healthy Donors N (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 98 (100) | 64 (100) | 40 (100) | |
| Gender | |||
| Female | 41 (42) | 34 (53) | 25 (62,5) |
| Male | 57 (58) | 30 (47) | 15 (37,5) |
| Age in years | |||
| 20–29 | 0 (0) | 11 (17) | 10 (25) |
| 30–39 | 1 (1) | 9 (14) | 10 (25) |
| 40–49 | 5 (5) | 13 (20) | 8 (20) |
| 50–59 | 14 (14) | 15 (24) | 10 (25) |
| 60–69 | 24 (25) | 8 (13) | 2 (5) |
| 70–79 | 40 (41) | 6 (9) | 0 (0) |
| >80 | 14 (14) | 2 (3) | 0 (0) |
| mean | 69 | 48 | 40 |
| UICC stage | |||
| I | 7 (7) | - | - |
| II | 43 (44) | - | - |
| III | 6 (6) | - | - |
| IV | 42 (43) | - | - |
| Inflammatory intestinal disease | |||
| Crohn’s disease | - | 26 (41) | - |
| Ulcerative colitis | - | 22 (34) | - |
| Indeterminate colitis | - | 2 (3) | - |
| Sigmoid diverticulitis | - | 14 (22) | - |
Abbreviations: UICC—Union Internationale Contre le Cancer, CRC—colorectal cancer; IID—inflammatory intestinal disease.