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- Frequencies of positive colonoscopy result.
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Parameters n (%) Specialty Family Medicine 347 (95.1) Gastroenterology 12 (3.3) General Surgery 6 (1.6) Age, mean±SD 56.2±15.7 Gender Male 194 (53.2) Female 171 (46.8) Symptoms indicating need for colonoscopy Change in bowel habits >6 weeks 130 (35.6) Abdominal pain 111 (30.4) Anemia 73 (20.1) Constipation 54 (14.8) Weight loss 49 (13.5) Bloating 46 (12.6) Rectal bleeding 45 (12.3) Blood mixed with stool 41 (11.2) Diarrhea 23 (6.3) Melena 10 (2.7) Risk factors for CRC Age ≥45 years 284 (77.8) Family history of colorectal cancer 44 (12.1) Colorectal cancer or polyps 16 (4.4) IBD 7 (1.9) Radiation to the abdomen or pelvic area to treat a prior cancer 3 (0.8) Confirmed or suspected hereditary colorectal cancer syndrome* 0 (0.0) Values are presented as numbers and precentages (%). SD: standard deviation, CRC: colorectal cancer, IBD: inflammatory bowel disease
Parameters n (%) Appropriateness of CRC screening according to ASGE guideline Appropriate 314 (86.0) Inappropriate 51 (14.0) Rank of the referring doctor* Consultant 172 (68.5) Associate consultant 23 (9.2) Assistant consultant 27 (10.8) Resident 21 (8.4) Staff physician 8 (3.2) Colonoscopy carried out after referral (yes) 189 (51.8) Colonoscopy succeed† (yes)† 179 (94.7) Colonoscopy failed (yes)† 10 (5.3) Admitted for colonoscopy (yes)*† 3 (1.6) Complication after colonoscopy (yes)*† 1 (0.6) Values are presented as numbers and precentages (%).
↵* The variables have missing records (n=114 for the rank of the referring doctor, n=5 admission for colonoscopy, and n=17 for the complications after colonoscopy).
↵† Descriptive data is based on 189 patients who underwent colonoscopy after referral. CRC: colorectal cancer, ASGE: the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Parameters Appropriateness of referral P-values Appropriate (n=314) Inappropriate (n=51) Rank of the referring doctor Staff physician 6 (75.0) 2 (25.0) 0.558 Resident 19 (90.5) 2 (9.5) Assistant consultant 21 (77.8) 6 (22.2) Associate consultant 18 (78.3) 5 (21.7) Consultant 146 (84.9) 26 (15.1) Colonoscopy carried out after referral No 147 (83.5) 29 (16.5) 0.183 Yes 167 (88.4) 22 (11.6) Results of positive colonoscopy Neoplasia No 251 (83.4) 50 (16.6) 0.002 Yes 63 (98.4) 1 (1.6) Non-neoplastic polyps No 304 (85.6) 51 (14.4) 0.369 Yes 10 (100) 0 (0.0) Diverticular disease No 308 (85.8) 51 (14.2) >0.999 Yes 6 (100) 0 (0.0) Inflammatory bowel disease No 308 (85.8) 51 (14.2) >0.999 Yes 6 (100) 0 (0.0) Other No 308 (85.8) 51 (14.2) >0.999 Yes 6 (100) 0 (0.0) Values are presented as numbers and precentages (%).
Parameters Significant findings Neoplasia (n=64) IBD only (n=5) P-values Gender Male 30 (46.9) 3 (60.0) 0.665 Female 34 (53.1) 2 (40.0) Age <45 7 (10.9) 3 (60.0) 0.019 ≥45 57 (89.1) 2 (40.0) Values are presented as numbers and precentages (%). IBD: inflammatory bowel disease
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