Table 1 Baseline characteristics of population selected for the analysis—n (%) for categorical variables and median (interquartile range—IQR) for continuous variablesa

From: Multi-omics machine learning to study host-microbiome interactions in early-onset colorectal cancer

Characteristics

eoCRC (n = 20)

aoCRC (n = 44)

Control (n = 49)

Sex

 Male

12 (60%)

26 (59%)

8 (16.3%)

 Female

8 (40%)

18 (41%)

41 (83.7%)

Comorbidities

 Hyperlipidemia

5 (25%)

12 (27%)

26 (53.1%)

 Obesity

5 (25%)

3 (7%)

25 (51.0%)

 Diabetes

1 (5%)

13 (30%)

5 (10.2%)

Tumor characteristics

 Left sided

17 (85%)

30 (68%)

 Stage IV disease

9 (45%)

9 (20%)

  1. CRC colorectal cancer, eoCRC early-onset colorectal cancer, aoCRC average-onset colorectal cancer.
  2. ap > 0.05 for all comparisons.