Table 1 Demographics of the patient population
From: Circulating nucleosomes as new blood-based biomarkers for detection of colorectal cancer
Diagnosis | Patients (n) | Age (median, IQR) | Male:female | Smoking:non-smoking |
|---|---|---|---|---|
CRC | 23 | 79 (70–83) | 16:7 | 2:21 |
Stage 0–I | 4 | 70 (65–75) | 3:1 | 0:4 |
Stage II | 7 | 80 (74–83) | 4:3 | 1:6 |
Stage III | 7 | 81 (72–82) | 6:1 | 1:6 |
Stage IV | 5 | 80 (78–82) | 3:2 | 0:5 |
Polyp | 16 | 65 (56–67) | 10:6 | 7:9 |
Hyperplastic | 6 | 60 (53–64) | 1:5 | 2:4 |
Dysplastic | 10 | 66 (60–67) | 9:1 | 5:5 |
Healthy | 19 | 62 (58–66) | 11:9 | 2:17 |