Research Article
Colonic Mucosal Microbiota in Colorectal Cancer: A Single-Center Metagenomic Study in Saudi Arabia
Table 1
Demographic data of study participants.
| Demographic data | Age range | 38–77 years | Gender ratio M : F | 15 : 14 | BMI > 30 | 11 (37%) |
| Symptoms at presentation | Rectal bleeding | 18/29 (62%) | Anemia | 11/29 (37%) |
| Location of tumor | Rectal growth | 14 (48%) | Descending colon growth | 2 (6%) | Transverse colon growth | 4 (13%) | Hepatic flexure growth | 1(3%) | Cecal growth | 8 (27%) |
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