Brief Article
Copyright ©2009 The WJG Press and Baishideng.
World J Gastroenterol. Dec 28, 2009; 15(48): 6111-6116
Published online Dec 28, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.6111
Table 3 Characteristics of the study population n (%)
Subjects with 2 analyzable tests (n = 13 214)
Sex
Male5391 (40.8)
Female7823 (59.2)
Age (yr)
40-492711 (20.5)
50-594704 (35.6)
60-693683 (27.9)
70-742116 (16.0)
Positive items
iFOBT481 (3.6)
History of malignant tumor172 (1.3)
CRC in first degree relatives367 (2.8)
HAP158 (1.2)
History of mucous and bloody stool430 (3.3)
History of chronic diarrhea709 (5.4)
History of chronic constipation902 (6.8)
History of chronic appendicitis or appendectomy1126 (8.5)
History of chronic cholecystitis or cholecystectomy1538 (11.6)
History of psychiatric trauma655 (5)