Retrospective Study
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World J Gastroenterol. Mar 21, 2025; 31(11): 102387
Published online Mar 21, 2025. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v31.i11.102387
Table 1 Baseline demographic and clinicopathological characteristics of all patients, n (%)
Variables
Training set (n = 1186)
Validation set (n = 508)
Prospective set (n = 166)
P value
Gender
    Female474 (40.0)194 (38.2)67 (40.4)0.769
    Male712 (60.0)314 (61.8)99 (59.6)
Age, median (IQR)56.00 (49.00, 63.00)56.50 (49.00, 64.00)56.00 (50.00, 63.00)0.948
BMI, median (IQR)24.20 (22.31, 26.40)24.32 (22.49, 26.47)24.22 (22.02, 26.67)0.445
Hypertension
    No924 (77.9)368 (72.4)128 (77.1)0.051
    Yes262 (22.1)140 (27.6)38 (22.9)
Diabetes
    No1057 (89.1)448 (88.2)143 (86.1)0.497
    Yes129 (10.9)60 (11.8)23 (13.9)
CHD
    No1117 (94.2)468 (92.1)153 (92.2)0.231
    Yes69 (5.8)40 (7.9)13 (7.8)
Family history
    No1088 (91.7)479 (94.3)149 (89.8)0.089
    Yes98 (8.3)29 (5.7)17 (10.2)
Cigarette preference
    No972 (82.0)413 (81.3)137 (82.5)0.921
    Yes214 (18.0)95 (18.7)29 (17.5)
Alcohol preference
    No971 (81.9)422 (83.1)133 (80.1)0.669
    Yes215 (18.1)86 (16.9)33 (19.9)
Constipation
    No1086 (91.6)470 (92.5)146 (88.0)0.185
    Yes100 (8.4)38 (7.5)20 (12.0)
Diarrhea
    No918 (77.4)399 (78.5)128 (77.1)0.860
    Yes268 (22.6)109 (21.5)38 (22.9)
Hemafecia
    No1112 (93.8)479 (94.3)160 (96.4)0.397
    Yes74 (6.2)29 (5.7)6 (3.6)
Anatomical location
    Proximal colon261 (22.0)117 (23.0)54 (32.5)0.023
    Distal colon505 (42.6)208 (40.9)69 (41.6)
    Total colon420 (35.4)183 (36.0)43 (25.9)
Number of polyps
    < 3672 (56.7)276 (54.3)106 (63.9)0.099
    ≥ 3514 (43.3)232 (45.7)60 (36.1)
Number of adenomas
    0392 (33.1)150 (29.5)57 (34.3)0.542
    1-2545 (46.0)237 (46.7)74 (44.6)
    ≥ 3249 (21.0)121 (23.8)35 (21.1)
Size
    < 0.5400 (33.7)157 (30.9)118 (71.1)< 0.001
    0.5-1627 (52.9)266 (52.4)37 (22.3)
    > 1159 (13.4)85 (16.7)11 (6.6)
Endoscopic classification
    I512 (43.2)201 (39.6)99 (59.6)< 0.001
    II442 (37.3)191 (37.6)54 (32.5)
    III-IV232 (19.6)116 (22.8)13 (7.8)
Hazard classification
    Non-neoplastic polyps394 (33.2)152 (29.9)72 (43.4)0.002
    Non-progressive adenoma564 (47.6)250 (49.2)79 (47.6)
    Progressive adenoma228 (19.2)106 (20.9)15 (9.0)
Concomitant gastric polyp
    No761 (64.2)356 (70.1)127 (76.5)0.001
    Yes425 (35.8)152 (29.9)39 (23.5)
H. pylori
    No699 (58.9)308 (60.6)104 (62.7)0.586
    Yes487 (41.1)200 (39.4)62 (37.3)
Hyperlipidemia
    No810 (68.3)341 (67.1)117 (70.5)0.714
    Yes376 (31.7)167 (32.9)49 (29.5)
Uric acid levels
    Normal1105 (93.2)475 (93.5)153 (92.2)0.839
    Elevated81 (6.8)33 (6.5)13 (7.8)
TBIL, median (IQR)11.90 (9.30, 15.78)12.00 (9.30, 15.62)9.90 (5.90, 13.97)< 0.001
TBA, median (IQR)3.00 (1.80, 4.68)3.30 (1.90, 4.93)2.90 (1.80, 5.60)0.149
hsCRP, median (IQR)0.60 (0.50, 1.30)0.60 (0.50, 1.30)0.50 (0.50, 1.40)0.775
CEA
    Normal1150 (97.0)496 (97.6)161 (97.0)0.741
    Elevated36 (3.0)12 (2.4)5 (3.0)
CA724
    Normal1137 (95.9)487 (95.9)155 (93.4)0.323
    Elevated49 (4.1)21 (4.1)11 (6.6)
CA199
    Normal1160 (97.8)499 (98.2)163 (98.2)0.833
    Elevated26 (2.2)9 (1.8)3 (1.8)
CA242
    Normal1154 (97.3)491 (96.7)159 (95.8)0.492
    Elevated32 (2.7)17 (3.3)7 (4.2)
Table 2 Univariate and multivariate logistic regression analysis of colorectal polyp recurrence 1 year after Endoscopic mucosal resection
Variables
Univariable analysis
Multivariable analysis
OR (95%CI)
P value
OR (95%CI)
P value
Age1.04 (1.03-1.05)< 0.001a1.05 (1.03-1.06)< 0.001a
Gender (%)
    FemaleReference-Reference-
    Male1.73 (1.37-2.19)< 0.001a0.94 (0.69-1.27)0.684
BMI1.07 (1.03-1.11)< 0.001a1.05 (1-1.1)0.056
Hypertension (%)
    NoReference-Reference-
    Yes1.75 (1.31-2.33)< 0.001a1.07 (0.75-1.52)0.722
Diabetes (%)
    NoReference-Reference-
    Yes1.42 (0.98-2.08)0.067--
CHD (%)
    NoReference-Reference-
    Yes2.33 (1.34-4.04)0.003a1.41 (0.73-2.72)0.300
Family history (%)
    NoReference-Reference-
    Yes10.07 (4.84-20.96)< 0.001a11.34 (5.09-25.26)< 0.001a
Cigarette preference (%)
    NoReference-Reference-
    Yes5.14 (3.5-7.54)< 0.001a3.92 (2.50-6.14)< 0.001a
Alcohol preference (%)
    NoReference-Reference-
    Yes1.34 (0.99-1.82)0.056--
Constipation (%)
    NoReference-Reference-
    Yes1.05 (0.69-1.58)0.831--
Diarrhea (%)
    NoReference-Reference-
    Yes1.40 (1.06-1.85)0.018a1.42 (1.02-1.99)0.038a
Hemafecia (%)
    NoReference-Reference-
    Yes1.24 (0.76-2.00)0.389--
Anatomical location (%)
    Proximal colonReference-Reference-
    Distal colon1.08 (0.80-1.45)0.6301.09 (0.77-1.05)0.635
    Total colon2.16 (1.57-2.96)< 0.001a0.92 (0.60-1.40)0.683
Number of polyps (%)
    < 3Reference-Reference-
    ≥ 33.10 (2.43-3.96)< 0.001a1.54 (1.07-2.21)0.019a
Number of adenomas (%)
    0Reference-Reference-
    1-22.02 (1.55-2.63)< 0.001a0.44 (0.10-1.95)0.279
    ≥ 38.96 (6.00-13.38)< 0.001a1.01 (0.22-4.70)0.989
Size (%)
    < 0.5Reference-Reference-
    0.5-12.18 (1.69-2.81)< 0.001a2.05 (1.50-2.80)< 0.001a
    > 16.65 (4.25-10.43)< 0.001a3.98 (2.02-7.86)< 0.001a
Endoscopic classification (%)
    IReference-Reference-
    II1.40 (1.09-1.81)0.010a0.71 (0.50-1.02)0.066
    III-IV3.32 (2.35-4.68)< 0.001a0.60 (0.32-1.11)0.106
Hazard classification (%)
    Non-neoplastic polypsReference-Reference-
    Non-progressive adenoma2.47 (1.89-3.21)< 0.001a4.48 (1.02-19.73)0.048a
    Progressive adenoma6.07 (4.17-8.84)< 0.001a5.29 (1.07-26.20)0.041a
Concomitant gastric polyp (%)
    NoReference-Reference-
    Yes0.90 (0.71-1.15)0.397--
H. pylori (%)
    NoReference-Reference-
    Yes1.89 (1.49-2.4)< 0.001a1.82 (1.37-2.42)< 0.001a
Hyperlipidemia (%)
    NoReference-Reference-
    Yes1.48 (1.15-1.90)0.002a1.20 (0.87-1.64)0.263
Uric acid levels (%)
    NormalReference-Reference-
    Elevated2.08 (1.26-3.41)0.004a1.15 (0.63-2.09)0.646
    TBIL1.01 (1.00-1.04)0.259--
    TBA1.02 (0.99-1.05)0.298--
    hsCRP1.03 (0.98-1.06)0.164--
CEA (%)
    NormalReference-Reference-
    Elevated1.10 (0.56-2.16)0.773--
CA724 (%)
    NormalReference-Reference-
    Elevated0.96 (0.54-1.72)0.899--
CA199 (%)
    NormalReference-Reference-
    Elevated0.92 (0.42-2.00)0.824--
CA242 (%)
    NormalReference-Reference-
    Elevated0.60 (0.30-1.22)0.162--
Table 3 Comparison of the performance of different models in training set, validation set and prospective set
Model
AUC
Sensitivity
Specificity
Accuracy
Precision
F1 score
Training setLR0.8030.7330.7280.7310.7740.753
DT0.7540.8060.6130.7210.7260.764
RF0.8610.7270.8350.7750.8490.784
SVM0.8080.7200.7530.7340.7880.752
XGB0.9090.7560.9040.8200.9070.824
Validation setLR0.8090.7430.6860.7190.7560.750
DT0.7990.7850.7230.7580.7880.786
RF0.9020.7500.9180.8230.9230.828
SVM0.8190.7430.7050.7260.7670.755
XGB0.9210.7880.9140.8430.9230.850
Prospective setLR0.7790.5680.8470.7110.7800.657
DT0.8120.7650.7290.7470.7650.747
RF0.9430.6670.9880.8310.9820.794
SVM0.7910.6170.8240.7230.7690.685
XGB0.9630.8400.9410.8920.9320.883