Comparison of crucial clinical and demographic parameters between included and excluded samples
| Faeces | No faeces | P value | Biopsy | No biopsy | P value | |||||
| N | M (SD)/% | N | M (SD)/% | N | M (SD)/% | N | M (SD)/% | |||
| Age (years) | 260 | 52.8 (12.1) | 484 | 51.1 (13.0) | 0.12 | 545 | 51.7 (12.6) | 200 | 51.7 (12.6) | 0.86 |
| Sex (man) | 260 | 45.8% | 484 | 41.3% | 0.24 | 545 | 44.0% | 200 | 39.5% | 0.27 |
| Self-rated health | 259 | 2.54 (0.94) | 443 | 2.58 (0.94) | 0.63 | 522 | 2.51 (0.93) | 181 | 2.73 (0.97) | 0.01 |
| BMI | 259 | 24.4 (3.6) | 478 | 25.1 (4.1) | 0.03 | 540 | 24.7 (3.98) | 198 | 25.2 (3.86) | 0.09 |
| Abdominal pain | 259 | 27.4% | 441 | 30.2% | 0.44 | 521 | 28.4% | 180 | 31.1% | 0.49 |
BMI, body mass index.