Table 1 The demographic and clinical characteristics of the study cohort
From: Sensitive detection of colorectal cancer in peripheral blood by a novel methylation assay
| Â | Non-CRC | AA/CRC | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Normal | Hyperplastic polys | Non-advanced adenomas | Advanced adenoma | Tumor | Total | |
Total (n) | 56 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 175 | 268 |
Age (years) | 46 (27–70) | 50 (38–51) | 53 (38–76) | 57.5 (34–86) | 60 (24–89) | 58 (24–89) |
Gender—no. (%) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Male | 27 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 81 | 125 (46.7%) |
Female | 29 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 94 | 143 (53.3%) |
Stage | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Stage I | Â | Â | Â | Â | 26 (14.8%) | Â |
Stage II | Â | Â | Â | Â | 44 (25.2%) | Â |
Stage III | Â | Â | Â | Â | 21 (12.0%) | Â |
Stage IV | Â | Â | Â | Â | 84 (48.0%) | Â |