Observational Study
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World J Clin Cases. Mar 26, 2023; 11(9): 1963-1973
Published online Mar 26, 2023. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v11.i9.1963
Table 1 Comparison of the general data of sessile serrated adenoma/polyp patients with large intestine damp-heat (Da-Chang-Shi-Re) syndrome and spleen-stomach weakness (Pi-Wei-Xu-Ruo) syndrome

DCSR syndrome, n = 30
PWXR syndrome, n = 30
P value
Sex0.791
Male1918
Female1112
Age in yr58.800 ± 9.29058.900 ± 7.0970.578
Size in cm0.800 ± 0.4350.520 ± 0.2190.001
Location0.158
Right half of the colon94
Left half of the colon1320
Rectum86
Clinical symptoms0.435
Constipation46
Diarrhea26
Abdominal pain24
Abdominal distension45
Mild symptoms or asymptomatic1811
Table 2 Protein expression of β-catenin, adenomatous polyposis coli, and mutated in colorectal cancer in patients with large intestine damp-heat (Da-Chang-Shi-Re) syndrome and spleen-stomach weakness (Pi-Wei-Xu-Ruo) syndrome

DCSR syndrome, n = 30
PWXR syndrome, n = 30
P value
β-catenin0.32 ± 0.030.20 ± 0.02P < 0.0001
APC0.17 ± 0.010.23 ± 0.02P < 0.0001
MCC0.18 ± 0.010.24 ± 0.01P < 0.0001