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Table 4 Endoscopy indication and symptoms of individuals with serrated polyps according to Swedish histopathology reports

From: Validation of serrated polyps (SPs) in Swedish pathology registers

Variable

HP

TSA

SSA/P

U

F

Total

SSA/P

SA

Mixed

Total

INDIVIDUALS

34 (32%)

3 (3%)

8 (8%)

51 (48%)

12 (11%)

70 (66%)

3 (3%)

5 (5%)

106 (100%)

Indication

 Symptomatic

18 (53%)

1 (33%)

3 (38%)

35 (69%)

8 (67%)

45 (64%)

1 (33%)

4 (80%)

64 (60%)

 Non-symptomatic*

15 (44%)

2 (67%)

5 (63%)

14 (27%)

4 (33%)

23 (33%)

2 (67%)

1 (20%)

39 (37%)

 Unspecified

1 (3%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

2 (4%)

0 (0%)

2 (3%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

3 (3%)

Symptoms

 Change in stool form

16 (47%)

1 (33%)

2 (25%)

23 (45%)

5 (42%)

30 (43%)

0 (0%)

2 (40%)

47 (44%)

 Change in stool colour

9 (26%)

0 (0%)

3 (38%)

22 (43%)

3 (25%)

27 (39%)

1 (33%)

1 (20%)

36 (34%)

 Abdominal pain

5 (15%)

0 (0%)

4 (50%)

10 (20%)

2 (17%)

15 (21%)

1 (33%)

1 (20%)

22 (21%)

 Weight loss

2 (6%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

6 (12%)

1 (8%)

7 (10%)

1 (33%)

0 (0%)

9 (8%)

 Fatigue

2 (6%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

4 (8%)

2 (17%)

6 (9%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

8 (8%)

 Anaemia

6 (18%)

0 (0%)

1 (13%)

18 (35%)

4 (33%)

22 (31%)

1 (33%)

2 (40%)

30 (28%)

 Positive FOBT

4 (12%)

3 (100%)

1 (13%)

4 (8%)

3 (25%)

8 (11%)

2 (67%)

0 (0%)

15 (14%)

 Others§

4 (12%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

5 (10%)

0 (0%)

5 (7%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

8 (8%)

  1. Abbreviations: F = False positive serrated polyp; FOBT = Faecal occult blood test; HP = Hyperplastic polyp; SA = Serrated adenoma; SSA/P = Sessile serrated adenoma/polyp; TSA = Traditional serrated adenoma; U = Unspecified serrated polyp. *Polyp surveillance, CRC screening, etc., §Fever, burning, nausea, etc.