The role of mSEPT9 in screening, diagnosis, and recurrence monitoring of colorectal cancer

BMC Cancer

Table 1 Characteristics of patients with CRC

All subjects	Number
600 subjects with and without high risk of CRC	600
Age
41–50 years	81
51–60 years	162
61–70 years	229
> 70 years	128
Gender
Female	315
Male	285
Smoking and drinking habits
Non-smokers	208
Smokers	392
Non-alcoholic	151
Alcoholic	449
History and conditions
One first-degree relative with CRC	72
Intestinal adenoma or polyps	56
FOBT positive	46
Chronic constipation	39
Chronic diarrhea	18
Inflammatory colon diseases	7
Mucus and bloody stool	12
Chronic appendicitis or appendectomy	6
Chronic cholecystitis or cholecystectomy	4
Adverse life events	12
Non	337
50 subjects with CRC before treatment	50
Age
41–50 years	5
51–60 years	12
61–70 years	26
> 70 years	7
Gender
Female	20
Male	30
70 subjects with CRC after radical resection	70
Age
≤40 years	1
41–50 years	10
51–60 years	19
61–70 years	26
> 70 years	14
Gender
Female	29
Male	41
Postoperative time
6 months after surgery	17
12 months after surgery	19
24 months after surgery	20
36 months after surgery	14
Total	720

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