1. Quantitative immunochemical fecal occult blood test in health check-up population
Li ZHAO ; Siyi YUAN ; Xiuchi LI ; Gaiqing RUAN ; Xiaoling HAO ; Fulun LONG ; Tengda XU
Chinese Journal of General Practitioners 2020;19(2):113-116
Objective:
To assess the application of quantitative immunochemical fecal occult blood test (qFIT) in screening of gastrointestinal diseases for health check-up population.
Methods:
Total 19 633 health check-up subjects, who received qFIT in AiKang Guobin Physical Examination Center from January 2018 to June 2019 qFIT, were enroll in the study. The positive rate of subjects who received qFIT were analyzed. Gastrointestinal endoscopy were used to diagnose gastrointestinal lesions. The application of qFIT in screening gastrointestinal diseases, especially colorectal cancer and precancerous lesions was evaluated.
Results:
Total 718 (3.66%) subjects were positive for qFIT, among whom 103 (42.3%) underwent gastrointestinal endoscopic examinations. Finally, 33 (42.3%) cases of colon adenoma, 9 (11.5%) cases of peptic ulcer, and 4 (3.1%) cases of colorectal cancer were detected; and other conditions including gastroenteritis and hemorrhoids were were also diagnosed. There were 87 cases whose qFIT were negative performed colon endoscopy, 5 (5.7%) cases of colon adenoma, no colorectal cancer were detected. The mean value of qFIT for colon cancer was higher than that for polyps (3 569±1 085)μg/L