Fig. 2

Five-year follow-up based on presence of F. nucleatum or B. fragilis. Survival (a, c, e) and disease-free survival (b, d, f) of patients presenting with CRC (a and b, n = 99), adenomas (c and d, n = 96) or diverticula (e and f, n = 104) depending on presence or absence of F. nucleatum or B. fragilis. Five-year follow-up data was not available for two study participants belonging to the diverticula group. These patients were excluded from the follow-up analysis