Sensitivity (%) of faecal calprotectin with a cut off value of 10 mg/l in subgroups of patients with adenomas
| Sampling method | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| First spot | Max of two spots from first stool | Max of one spot from each of two stools | |
| Single adenoma (n=131) | 30 | 37 | 37 |
| Multiple adenomas (n=72) | 50 | 56 | 54 |
| Largest adenoma <10 mm (n=131) | 37 | 45 | 46 |
| Largest adenoma >20 mm (n=25) | 48 | 48 | 56 |
| Right colon (n=46) | 30 | 37 | 37 |
| Left colon (n=130) | 35 | 43 | 42 |
| Both (n=27) | 57 | 59 | 63 |