Table 1 Baseline characteristics of patients included in the cohort
| Â | No Potentially inadequate colonoscopy | Potentially inadequate colonoscopy | p |
|---|---|---|---|
N (total = 389) | 299 | 90 |  |
Age (median [IQR]) | 63.00 [58.00, 70.00] | 62.00 [58.25, 65.00] | 0.06 |
Age categories (%) | Â | Â | 0.002 |
50–54 | 33 (11.0) | 11 (12.2) |  |
55–59 | 71 (23.7) | 19 (21.1) |  |
60–64 | 62 (20.7) | 33 (36.7) |  |
65–69 | 56 (18.7) | 19 (21.1) |  |
70–74 | 77 (25.8) | 8 (8.9) |  |
Female (%) | 200 (66.9) | 53 (58.9) | 0.20 |
No. comorbidities (%) | Â | Â | 0.87 |
0 | 83 (27.8) | 28 (31.1) | Â |
1 | 100 (33.4) | 27 (30.0) | Â |
2 | 51 (17.1) | 18 (20) | Â |
3 | 40 (13.4) | 11 (12.2) | Â |
>3 | 25 (8.4) | 6 (6.4) | Â |
Baseline motive for Colonoscopy: Screening (%) | 71 (23.7) | 26 (28.9) | 0.39 |
Reported polyp (%) | 42 (14) | 22 (24.4) | 0.03 |
Polypectomy (%) | 35 (11.7) | 20 (22.2) | 0.02 |
Mucosectomy (%) | 1 (0.3) | 3 (3.3) | 0.06 |
Biopsy (%) | 44 (14.4) | 19 (21.1) | 0.17 |
Anemia (%) | 46 (15.4) | 3 (3.3) | 0.005 |
Weight loss (%) | 3 (1.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0.79 |