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Table 1 Correlations between SCFA and Np1 or CgA on adenoma specimens from Mid-sigmoid (MS) or contra-lateral wall (CL)

From: Short-chain fatty acid level and field cancerization show opposing associations with enteroendocrine cell number and neuropilin expression in patients with colorectal adenoma

SCFA

Site

marker

Spearman's rho

p-value

Butyrate

MS

Np1 %

-0.622

0.001**

Butyrate

CL

Np1 %

-0.258

0.235

Butyrate

MS

CgA %

-0.370

0.053*

Butyrate

CL

CgA %

0

1.000

Acetate

MS

Np1 %

-0.653

0.001**

Acetate

CL

Np1 %

-0.214

0.328

Acetate

MS

CgA %

-0.224

0.251

Acetate

CL

CgA %

0.033

0.883

Propionate

MS

Np1 %

-0.555

0.003**

Propionate

CL

Np1 %

-0.144

0.511

Propionate

MS

CgA %

-0.130

0.511

Propionate

CL

CgA %

0.032

0.886

Isobutyrate

MS

Np1 %

-0.309

0.125

Isobutyrate

CL

Np1 %

-0.232

0.287

Isobutyrate

MS

CgA %

-0.224

0.251

Isobutyrate

CL

CgA %

-0.213

0.328

  1. ** highly significant; * approaching significance