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Table 2 Summary of Epi proColon test performance in a nested case-control cohort from the Endoscopy II population

From: Performance of the colorectal cancer screening marker Sept9 is influenced by age, diabetes and arthritis: a nested case–control study

1/3 algorithm

Diagnosis

Subjects (n)

Positive (n)

Negative (n)

Fraction (95 % CI)

CRC

128

93

35

0.73 (0.64–0.80)

stage I

35

13

22

0.37 (0.21–0.55)

stage II

35

32

3

0.91 (0.76–0.98)

stage III

30

23

7

0.77 (0.58–0.90)

stage IV

28

25

3

0.89 (0.72–0.98)

Non-CRC

171

30

141

0.18 (0.12–0.24)

Adenoma

21

3

18

0.14 (0.03–0.63)

NED

150

27

123

0.18 (0.12–0.25)

2/3 algorithm

CRC

128

75

53

0.59 (0.50–0.67)

stage I

35

6

29

0.17 (0.07–0.34)

stage II

35

26

9

0.74 (0.57–0.88)

stage III

30

19

11

0.63 (0.44–0.80)

stage IV

28

24

4

0.86 (0.67–0.96)

Non-CRC

171

7

164

0.04 (0.02–0.08)

Adenoma

21

0

21

0.00 (0.00–0.16)

NED

150

7

143

0.05 (0.02–0.09)

  1. NED No Evidence of Disease
  2. Fraction: Positive fraction detected
  3. Difference in 1/3 vs 2/3 algorithm: Fischer’s Exact Test, p< 0.001
  4. Increasing proportion of true positive results with increasing tumor stage: Wilcoxon rank sum test for trend, z<0.001