Brief Article
Copyright ©2013 Baishideng Publishing Group Co.
World J Gastroenterol. Jun 14, 2013; 19(22): 3453-3458
Published online Jun 14, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i22.3453
Table 1 Baseline characteristics and pathologic diagnoses of the 241 elegible colorectal lesions n (%)
VariablesTotal (n = 241)Focal FDG uptake (+) (n = 95)Focal FDG uptake (-) (n = 146)P value
Baseline characteristics
Age, yr1 (range)62 (29-86)64 (31-86)59.5 (29-84)0.068
Males153 (64)57 (60)96 (65)0.366
Overweight or obesity (BMI > 25 kg/m2)22 (9.1)9 (9.5)13 (8.9)0.367
F/U after complete CRC resection67 (28.2)16 (17.9)51 (34.9)0.006
Pathologic diagnoses
Non specific140 (58.1)26 (27.5)114 (78.1)< 0.001
Inflammation24 (9.9)18 (18.9)6 (4.1)< 0.001
Adenoma (any size)40 (16.6)18 (18.9)22 (15.1)0.430
Advanced adenoma18 (7.5)16 (16.8)2 (1.4)< 0.001
Cancer37 (15.4)33 (34.7)4 (2.7)< 0.001
Advanced colorectal neoplasms55 (22.9)49/95 (51.5)6/146 (4.1)< 0.001