Table 1 General data of enrolled patients
Characteristic | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Gender | ||
Male | 350 | 57.9 |
Female | 254 | 42.1 |
Age | ||
Mean ± SD | 66.46 ± 11.47 years | |
Range | 21–97 years | |
Above the age of 65 years | 336 | 55.6 |
Smoking | ||
Smoking | 52 | 8.6 |
Quit smoking | 26 | 4.3 |
Not smoking | 526 | 87.1 |
Alcohol consumption | 24 | 4.0 |
Acetylsalicylic therapy | 90 | 14.9 |
Previous CRC | 20 | 3.3 |
Family history | 19 | 3.1 |
APP | ||
In the past medical history | 100 | 16.6 |
More than 10 years earlier | 92 | 15.2 |
CCK | ||
CCK in the past medical history | 65 | 10.8 |
APP and CCK together | 18 | 3.0 |
Location | ||
Left side of the colon | 207 | 34.3 |
Right side of the colon | 138 | 22.8 |
Rectum | 259 | 42.9 |
Specific location | ||
Caecum | 54 | 8.9 |
Ascending colon | 29 | 4.8 |
Hepatic flexure | 26 | 4.3 |
Transverse colon | 29 | 4.8 |
Splenic flexure | 14 | 2.3 |
Descending colon | 17 | 2.8 |
Sigmoid and rectosigmoid colon | 176 | 29.1 |
Rectum | 259 | 42.9 |