| Discovery set | Validation set | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Normal Colon | Advanced Adenomab | CRC | Normal Colon | Advanced Adenomab | CRC |
No. of cases | 20 | 26 | 35 | 30 | 20 | 40 |
Age | ||||||
 Mean ± SD | 62 ± 5 | 62 ± 11 | 59 ± 10 | 61 ± 13 | 66 ± 11 | 70 ± 13 |
Gender, number (%) | ||||||
 Female | 9 (45) | 13 (50) | 17 (49) | 15 (50) | 6 (30) | 22 (55) |
Location, number (%) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Proximala |  | 13 (50) | 17 (49) |  | 13 (65) | 17 (43) |
TNM stage, number (%) | ||||||
 I |  |  | 6 (17) |  |  | 1 (3) |
 II |  |  | 10 (29) |  |  | 12 (30) |
 III |  |  | 15 (43) |  |  | 26 (65) |
 IV |  |  | 4 (11) |  |  | 1 (3) |