Table 1 Patient´s clinical characteristics.
From: Mutational analysis of driver genes defines the colorectal adenoma: in situ carcinoma transition
All n = 96 (%) | Adenomas n = 74 (%) | In situ carcinomas n = 22 (%) | p value (test) for difference between adenomas and in situ carcinomas | ||
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Age (mean ± SD) years | 65.6 ± 10.4 | 65.1 ± 10.6 | 67.0 ± 9.9 | 0.48 (t test) | |
Sex | Men | 58 (60.4) | 46 (62.2) | 12 (54.5) | 0.62 (Fisher’s) |
Women | 38 (39.6) | 28 (37.8) | 10 (45.5) | ||
Lesion site | Colon | 54 (56.2) | 46 (62.2) | 8 (36.4) | 0.05 (Fisher’s) |
Rectum | 42 (43.8) | 28 (37.8 | 14 (63.6) | ||
Polyp type | Tubular | 46 (47.9) | 37 (50) | 9 (40.9) | 0.62 (Fisher’s) |
Tubulo-villous | 38 (39.6) | 29 (39.2) | 9 (40.9) | ||
Villous | 12 (12.5) | 8 (10.8) | 4 (18.2) | ||
Grade* | Low | – | 49 (66.2) | – | – |
High | – | 25 (33.8) | – |