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Table 1 Demographics and endoscopic findings of asymptomatic health check-up subjects (N = 1,899)

From: Prevalence and risk factors of asymptomatic colorectal diverticulosis in Taiwan

Clinical characteristics

Age, n (%)

 Mean (SD) (years)

52.8 (10.6)

   < 39

193 (10.2)

  40-49

557 (29.3)

  50-59

681 (35.9)

  60-69

337 (17.8)

   > 70

131 (6.8)

Height, cm

165.8 (8.2)

Weight, kg

66.2 (12.3)

Gender, n (%)

 Men

1203 (63.2)

 Women

696 (36.8)

Body mass index, n (%)

 Mean (SD)

23.9 (3.4)

  < 25

1233 (64.9)

 25-30

573 (30.2)

  > 30

93 (4.9)

Education level, n (%)

 Middle school

144 (7.6)

 High school

799 (42.1)

 University

641 (33.7)

 Graduate school

315 (16.6)

Yearly income (US dollars), n (%)

  < 10,000

182 (9.6)

 10,000 - 30,000

984 (51.8)

  > 30,000

733 (38.6)

Colonscopic findings, n (%)

 Hyperplastic polyp

210 (11.1)

 Adenomatous polyp

305 (16.1)

 Diverticulosis

256 (13.5)

 Location

 

  Right side only

134 (52.3)

  Left side only

64 (25.0)

  Both sides

58 (22.7)