Research Article

Diagnostic Accuracy of Five Different Fecal Markers for the Detection of Precancerous and Cancerous Lesions of the Colorectum

Table 1

Demographic characteristics of the study population.

Demographic dataAll patients ()Control group ()Adenoma group ()Cancer group ()

Female/male38/5719/2114/22 5/14
Age (years)67 (21–92)67 (21–87)68 (51–81)65 (44–92)
Current smokers13 (13.7%)4 (10%)5 (13.9)4 (21.1)
Comorbidities
Hypertension54 (56.8%)23 (57.5%)22 (61.1%)9 (47.4%)
Diabetes mellitus21 (22.1%)7 (17.5%)8 (22.2%)6 (31.6%)
Hyperlipidaemia/hypercholesterinemia22 (23.2%)9 (22.5%)11 (30.6%)2 (10.5%)
Cardiovascular disease25 (26.3%)11 (27.5%)10 (27.7%)4 (21.1%)
Cerebrovascular disease13 (13.7%)6 (15%)4 (11.2%)3 (15.8%)
Hyper/hypothyroidism13 (13.7%)5 (12.5%)7 (19.4%)1 (5.3%)
Pulmonary disease6 (6.3%)4 (10%)2 (5.6%)0
Gout11 (11.6%)5 (12.5%)5 (13.9%)3 (15.8%)
Autoimmune disease4 (4.2%)03 (8.3%)1 (5.3%)
Malignant disease (simultaneously)3 (3.2%)1 (2.5%)2 (5.6%)0
Hepatitis (B, C)2 (2.1%)1 (2.5%)1 (2.8%)0
Diverticulum24 (25.3%)11 (27.5%)10 (27.8%)3 (15.8%)
Haemorrhoids 20 (21.1%)11 (27.5%)7 (19.4%)2 (10.5%)