Association between lifestyle factors and disease progression in patients with colorectal polyps and early-stage cancer

Table 1 Baseline demographic and clinical characteristics of study participants

Characteristic	Total (n = 120)
Age, years (mean ± SD)	56.3 ± 12.4
Sex, n (%)
Male	63 (52.5)
Female	57 (47.5)
BMI, kg/m² (mean ± SD)	24.8 ± 3.6
Educational level, n (%)
Primary school or below	15 (12.5)
Secondary school	48 (40.0)
College or above	57 (47.5)
Family history of CRC, n (%)	22 (18.3)
Comorbidities, n (%)
Hypertension	38 (31.7)
Diabetes mellitus	25 (20.8)
Dyslipidemia	42 (35.0)
Initial diagnosis, n (%)
Colorectal polyps	98 (81.7)
Early-stage cancer	22 (18.3)
Polyp characteristics (n = 98)
Number of polyps (median, IQR)	2 (1-3)
Size of largest polyp, mm (median, IQR)	12 (8-18)
Location, n (%)
Right colon	35 (35.7)
Left colon	41 (41.8)
Rectum	22 (22.5)

BMI: Body mass index; CRC: Colorectal cancer; IQR: Interquartile range.