Table 3 Characteristics of patients with adenoma
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 | 112 | 112 | 122 | 164 | 183 | 182 | 196 | 200 | 225 | 230 | 1726 |
mean age ± DS | 65.2 ± 15.5 | 65.0 ± 1.4 | 63.9 ± 21.2 | 67.0 ± 15.5 | 64.9 ± 6.4 | 66.4 ± 2.8 | 65.3 ± 7.8 | 65.7 ± 10.6 | 64.9 ± 2.1 | 63.0 ± 24 | 65 |
M | 70 | 43 | 40 | 73 | 59 | 70 | 119 | 135 | 145 | 145 | 899 |
F | 42 | 69 | 82 | 91 | 124 | 112 | 77 | 65 | 80 | 85 | 827 |
adenomas (%) | 6.5 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 9.5 | 10.6 | 10.5 | 11.3 | 11.7 | 13.0 | 13.4 | 100 |