Table 2.

Distribution by TNM stage at diagnosis of CRCs diagnosed within and after 1 year of the positive FIT, according to compliance with colonoscopy

TNM stage	Compliers (n=1499)		Non-compliers (n=361)		P value*
	Number	%	Number	%
All CRCs
I	695	46.4	176	48.8	0.46
II	339	22.6	86	23.8
III	387	25.8	79	21.9
IV	78	5.2	20	5.5
Total	1499	100	361	100
CRCs diagnosed within 1 year of the positive FIT
I	678	46.8	143	57.0	0.014
II	324	22.3	51	20.3
III	373	25.7	46	18.3
IV	75	5.2	11	4.4
Total	1450	100	251	100
CRCs diagnosed after 1 year of the positive FIT
I	17	34.7	33	30.0	0.90
II	15	30.6	35	31.8
III	14	28.6	33	30.0
IV	3	6.1	9	8.2
Total	49	100	110	100

*Comparison between cohorts through the χ² test.

CRCs, colorectal cancers; FIT, faecal immunochemical test; TNM, tumour, node, metastases.