Table 2 Characteristics of patients with carcinoma
From: A shift from distal to proximal neoplasia in the colon: a decade of polyps and CRC in Italy
1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | Tot | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
patients | 99 | 108 | 100 | 119 | 106 | 161 | 161 | 177 | 168 | 162 | 1361 |
mean age ± DS | 70.1 ± 2.12 | 68.5 ± 0.7 | 69.1 ± 0.7 | 68.3 ± 9.9 | 67.5 ± 3.5 | 69.4 ± 3.5 | 69.4 ± 3.5 | 68.6 ± 1.4 | 69.2 ± 14.1 | 69.0 ± 7.1 | 68.9 |
M | 53 | 59 | 55 | 66 | 64 | 84 | 95 | 110 | 103 | 97 | 786 |
F | 46 | 49 | 45 | 53 | 42 | 77 | 66 | 67 | 65 | 65 | 575 |
carcinomas (%) | 7.3 | 7.9 | 7.3 | 8.7 | 7.8 | 11.8 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 12.4 | 11.9 | 100 |