Table 1
Patients included in the analysis of sensitivity and specificity (sex distribution and age)
Negative colonoscopy
Polyps without neoplasia
Adenomas
Carcinomas
No of patients
Female
231
39
71
12
Male
257
61
132
11
Total
488
100
203
23
Age (y)
Mean
63.1
61.8
65.0
67.2
Range
22–89
34–84
35–83
46–84