Brief Article
Copyright ©2013 Baishideng Publishing Group Co.
World J Gastroenterol. Feb 7, 2013; 19(5): 727-735
Published online Feb 7, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i5.727
Table 4 Characteristics of the endoscopic diagnosis n (%)
Variable2.0 L
1.5 L
P value (2.0 L vs 1.5 L)
Right side colonLeft side colonRight side colonLeft side colonRightLeft
Patients126126
Cancer patients31521NSNS
Polyp patients74 (58.7)73 (57.9)
Proportion of polyps
< 5 mm60626570NSNS
5-10 mm15292019
> 10 mm6585
Total polyps per study arm81969394NSNS
Polyps per patient, mean ± SD0.71 ± 1.190.79 ± 1.200.78 ± 1.190.78 ± 1.11NSNS
Diverticulosis3037