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Table 5 Clinical characteristics of colorectal cancer with a negative FIT(of group 2) vs Group 1

From: Impact of the faecal immunochemical test on colorectal cancer survival

 

UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS

MULTIVARIATE ANALISIS

 

GROUP 1 N = 279

N (%)

NEGATIVE FIT (of group 2) N = 49

N (%)

P

OR

95% CI

AGE (years)

  ≤ 49

13 (4.7)

1 (2)

   

 50–69

74 (26.5)

17 (34.7)

0.4

  

  ≥ 70

192(68.8)

31 (63.3)

   

SEX

 Men

177(63.4)

24 (49)

0.05

1

 

 Women

102(36.6)

25 (51)

 

1.8

0.95–3,4

SITES

Rectum

67 (24.0)

5 (10.2)

 

1

 

Distal

115(41.2)

17 (34.7)

0.03

2.01

0.70–5.78

Proximal

94(33.7)

24 (49.0)

 

3.57

1.27–10.03

Unknown

3(1.1)

3(6.1)

   

HISTOLOGY

 Adenocarcinoma

267(95.7)

46 (93.9)

   

 Mucinous adenocarcinoma

7 (2.5)

2 (4.1)

0.8

  

 Othersa

5 (1.8)

1(2)

   

STAGE

 Stage I

51 (18.3)

3 (6.1)

 

1

 

 Stage II

92(33)

18 (36.7)

0.18

2.87

0.79–10.4

 Stage III

64(22.9)

15 (30.6)

 

4.1

1.10–15.36

 Stage IV

72 (25.8)

13 (26.5)

 

2.82

0.74–10.69

Overall 3-year survival

72%

63%

0.5

  
  1. Group 1:colorectal cancer with a positive FIT/ Negative FIT of Group 2: patients of group 2 that display a negative FIT. OR Odds ratio; CI confidence interval;aOthers: signet ring cell carcinoma, neuroendocrine carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma