Table 1 Demographic details for all eligible volunteers
Principal Diagnosis | Â | Age (years) | Females | Males |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | N (%) | \( \tilde{x}{}^4\left( min\mathit{\hbox{-}} max\right) \) | N (%), \( \tilde{x} \) age | N (%), \( \tilde{x} \) age |
Total cases | 2105 | 62 (33 - 90) | 973 (46), 61 | 1132 (54), 63 |
No Neoplasia1 | 1291 (61) | 61 (33 - 86) | 673 (52), 60 | 618 (48), 61 |
 Normal colon | 452 (21) | 58 (40 - 85) | 259 (57), 57 | 193 (43), 60 |
 Non-neoplastic pathology2 | 778 (37) | 63 (40 - 86) | 382 (49), 64 | 396 (51), 63 |
 IBD | 61 (3) | 51 (33 - 86) | 32 (53), 51 | 29 (48), 51 |
Adenoma | 685 (33) | 64 (40 - 85) | 246 (36), 63 | 439 (64), 64 |
 Non advanced | 346 (17) | 65 (40 - 85) | 130 (38), 64 | 216 (62), 65 |
 Advanced3 | 339 (16) | 63 (41 - 85) | 116 (34), 62 | 223 (66), 64 |
Cancer | 129 (6) | 69 (37 - 90) | 54 (42), 68 | 75 (58), 69 |
 Stage I | 29 (1) | 64 (45 - 86) | 13 (45), 62 | 16 (55), 66 |
 Stage II | 42 (2) | 72 (46 - 90) | 17 (41), 75 | 25 (60), 72 |
 Stage III | 40 (2) | 69 (39 - 88) | 16 (40), 69 | 24 (60), 69 |
 Stage IV | 16 (1) | 66 (37 - 88) | 7 (44), 67 | 9 (56), 65 |
 Unstaged | 2 (0.1) | 71 (57 - 85) | 1 (50), 57 | 1 (50), 85 |