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ArticleCaspian journal of internal medicine2025

Colon lesions in elderly individuals with positive and negative fecal immunochemical test results among PERSIAN Guilan cohort study (PGCS) population.

Heydar Ali Balou, Farahnaz Joukar, Mahdi Orang Goorabzarmakhi, Milad Shahdkar, Soheil Hassanipour, Saman Maroufizadeh, Mehrnaz Asgharnezhad, Paridokht Karimian, Fariborz Mansour-Ghanaei

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Heydar Ali BalouGastrointestinal and Liver Diseases Research Center, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran.
Farahnaz JoukarGastrointestinal and Liver Diseases Research Center, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran.
Mahdi Orang GoorabzarmakhiGastrointestinal and Liver Diseases Research Center, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran.
Milad ShahdkarGastrointestinal and Liver Diseases Research Center, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran.
Soheil HassanipourGastrointestinal and Liver Diseases Research Center, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran.
Saman MaroufizadehDepartment of Biostatistics, School of Health, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran.
Mehrnaz AsgharnezhadGastrointestinal and Liver Diseases Research Center, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran.
Paridokht KarimianGastrointestinal and Liver Diseases Research Center, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran.
Fariborz Mansour-GhanaeiGastrointestinal and Liver Diseases Research Center, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran.

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Background: Early colorectal cancer (CRC) detection helps reduce the mortality rate. This study aimed to investigate colon lesions in individuals with positive and negative fecal immunochemical test (FIT) results among the (PERSIAN) Guilan cohort study (PGCS) population Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 1158 participants over 50 who were volunteers for the FIT stool test at the Endoscopy Department of Razi Hospital, Rasht, Iran, from 2021 to 2022. The FIT test was screened for all participants, and for 172 individuals (86 individuals from each group with positive and negative FIT results), a colonoscopy was performed to investigate the colon lesions. Demographic/clinical characteristics, FIT results, colonoscopy findings, and the Bristol Stool Chart were completed. All data were analyzed using SPSS Version 16, considering a significant level<0.05 Results: Out of 1,158 participants, 86 had positive FIT results, and 172 (52.3%) were females. The colonoscopy results showed that 34.3% of the patients had colon lesions. Individuals with positive FIT exhibited a significantly higher prevalence of colon lesions (p<0.001). No statistically significant differences were observed between positive and negative FIT results, demographic and clinical characteristics, and the location of lesions in individuals with colon lesions (p>0.05). Moreover, there was a significant difference in pathological findings and the presence of adenomatous polyps regarding the FIT results (p<0.001). Conclusion: The effectiveness of FIT in the initial stages of screening for early lesion detection is considerable, especially for individuals with upper age.

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