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Table 3 Characteristics of patients based on location of SSA/Ps

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

 

Left

N = 190

Right

N = 37

P value

Age, median (IQR)

56 (51–62)

56 (52–62)

0.4

Female, n (%)

102 (54)

23 (62)

0.3

BMI, median (IQR)

29.3 (26.5–34.8)

28.3 (25.8–31.6)

0.17

Symptoms, n (%)

 Abdominal pain

22 (12)

6 (16)

0.4

 GI bleeding

27 (14)

10 (27)

0.053

 Screening

119 (63)

20 (54)

0.3

 FOBT+

7 (4)

1 (3)

0.8

 Change in bowel habits

34 (18)

6 (16)

0.8

 Anemia

7 (4)

1 (3)

0.8

 Pelvic mass

1 (0.5)

0

0.7

 Weight loss

8 (4)

3 (8)

0.3