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Table 2 Clinicopathological features of the patients with Advanced versus Non-advanced SSA/Ps

From: Can the rate and location of sessile serrated polyps be part of colorectal Cancer disparity in African Americans?

 

Non-advanced

N = 169

Advanced

N = 83

P value

Age, median (IQR)

56 (51–63)

57 (51–62)

0.9

Female

94 (56)

42 (51)

0.5

BMI, median (IQR)

29.3 (26.5–34.0)

29.8 (26.5–35.2)

0.7

Location, n (%)*

  

0.001

 Left

134 (80)

56 (67)

 

 Right

26 (15)

11 (13)

 

 Bilateral

8 (5)

16 (19)

 

Symptoms, n (%)

 Abdominal pain

19 (11)

12 (14)

0.5

 GI bleeding

27 (16)

16 (19)

0.5

 Screening

106 (63)

45 (54)

0.2

 FOBT+

3 (2)

6 (7)

0.028

 Heartburn**

15 (9)

9 (11)

0.6

 Change in bowel habits

32 (19)

14 (17)

0.7

 Bloating**

2 (1)

0

0.3

 Anemia

7 (4)

1 (1)

0.2

 Pelvic mass

1 (0.6)

0

0.5

 Weight loss

6 (4)

7 (8)

0.1

  1. * One patient had unknown location. **Reported as part of upper endoscopy