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Table 1. Characteristics of the selected studies. Cross-sectional studies are highlighted in gray, and case-control studies are not highlighted

From: Short-chain fatty acid concentrations in the incidence and risk-stratification of colorectal cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis

  1. aCRC colorectal cancer, AP adenomatous polyposis, CD celiac disease, CRA colorectal adenoma, HC healthy controls, IBD inflammatory bowel disease. bGC-MS gas chromatography-mass spectrometry, HPLC high-performance liquid chromatography, FL fluorescence, 1H NMR 1H nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, UPLC-MS ultra-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry, GLC gas-liquid chromatography. cC2 acetic acid, C3 propionic acid, C4 butyric acid. dRefer to the text for the definition of CRC risk and incidence category. eValues in this paper were measured on enema samples, not feces. Therefore, they used in qualitative analysis. fMore details are provided in the article. gRemoved from quantitative analysis as the reported SCFA values could not be converted to mean and SD. hRemoved from meta-analysis due to insufficient data on SCFA measurement method. iSCFAs were measured in only a subset of these subjects (n = 25 large/small adenoma and n = 23 adenoma-free). jCombined values of males and females