Table 2 Serum NDKA levels in the screening cohort according to the colorectal findings.

From: Evaluation of serum nucleoside diphosphate kinase A for the detection of colorectal cancer

Colorectal findings

N

Median (pg/mL)

IQR (pg/mL)

P

No neoplasia

334

56.90

46.88–66.94

 

No colorectal findings

173

57.37

46.88–69.11

 

Benign pathologies

161

56.19

46.86–65.44

0.542b

Inflammatory Polyps

5

55.24

49.00–71.27

0.944b

Hyperplasic Polyps

39

55.05

42.21–65.00

0.218b

Haemorrhoids

67

55.43

47.14–64.51

0.338b

Diverticula

44

60.70

47.26–71.76

0.472b

Other

6

60.39

46.48–83.07

0.548b

Non-advanced adenomas

120

58.34

45.12–71.06

0.499a

Advanced neoplasia

57

66.93

47.54–82.49

0.006a

Advanced adenomas

53

66.93

47.54–82.49

0.010a

Cancer

4

66.98

49.18–91.81

0.262a

  1. IQR: interquartile range; p values correspond to Mann-Whitney U test for comparisons with the no neoplasia group (a) or the no colorectal findings group (b).