Table 3.
Association of the FIT-negative and TCS-only Groups for AN and SSL with Clinical Features
| FIT-negative (n=63) | TCS-only (n=55) | P-value | FIT-negative (n=159) | TCS-only | P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex, n (%) | Male | 47 (74.6) | 37 (67.3) | 0.42 | 87 (54.7) | 72 (52.9) | 0.82 |
| Female | 16 (25.4) | 18 (32.7) | 72 (45.3) | 64 (47.1) | |||
| Age group, years, n (%) | 49–54 | 24 (38.1) | 21 (38.2) | 0.99 | 75 (47.2) | 78 (57.4) | 0.1 |
| 55–60 | 39 (61.9) | 34 (61.8) | 84 (52.8) | 58 (42.6) | |||
| Smoking, n (%) | Never | 21 (33.3) | 22 (40.0) | 0.57 | 69 (43.4) | 60 (44.1) | 0.91 |
| Current or past | 42 (66.7) | 33 (60.0) | 90 (56.6) | 76 (55.9) | |||
| Alcohol, n (%) | Non-drinker | 57 (90.5) | 48 (87.3) | 0.77 | 137 (86.2) | 118 (86.8) | 0.99 |
| Drinker | 6 (9.5) | 7 (12.7) | 22 (13.8) | 18 (13.2) | |||
| BMI, kg/m2, median (IQR) | 24.0 (22.4–26.4) | 24.3 (22.4–25.4) | 0.57 | 24.1 (21.1–26.7) | 23.3 (21.3–26.1) | 0.36 | |
| Family history of CRC, n (%) | Yes | 8 (12.7) | 16 (29.1) | 0.04 | 20 (12.6) | 21 (15.4) | 0.5 |
| No | 55 (87.3) | 39 (70.9) | 139 (87.4) | 115 (84.6) | |||
| Location of the polyps, n (%) | Right | 31 (49.2) | 15 (27.3) | 0.02 | 114 (71.7) | 101 (74.3) | 0.2 |
| Left | 26 (41.3) | 37 (67.3) | 35 (22.0) | 21 (15.4) | |||
| Bilateral | 6 (9.5) | 3 (5.5) | 10 (6.3) | 14 (10.3) |
BMI, body mass index; IQR, interquartile range; CRC, colorectal cancer; AN, advanced neoplasm; SSL, sessile serrated lesion; FIT,fecal immunochemical test; TCS, total colonoscopy