Is fecal hemoglobin concentration useful for risk stratification of advanced colorectal neoplasia?
In addition to age, sex, smoking status, and MetS, f-Hb concentration in individuals with positive results from FIT can be used to stratify the probability of detection of advanced CRN.
These findings provide evidence that PBS is associated with higher scores of depressive symptomatology and younger age. The nature of such an association remains unclear and calls for further investigation.