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Table 1 Characteristics of patients with abnormal FIT result (N = 711)

From: Follow-up colonoscopy after an abnormal stool-based colorectal cancer screening result: analysis of steps in the colonoscopy completion process

Characteristic

Total sample

(N = 711)

Completed pre-procedure visit

(N = 365)

Completed colonoscopy

(N = 309)

N

%

N

%a

OR (95% CI)

N

%

OR (95% CI)

Age (mean, SD)

61.3 (6.4)

 50–64

486

68.4

262

53.9

Ref

224

46.1

Ref

 65–75

225

31.7

103

45.8

.43 (.25-.72)

85

37.8

.46 (.27–.79)

Sex

        

 Male

391

55.0

197

50.4

Ref

169

43.2

Ref

 Female

320

45.0

168

52.5

1.09 (.79–1.50)

140

43.8

1.05 (.76–1.44)

Race

        

 White

529

74.4

269

50.9

Ref

229

43.3

Ref

 Asian

35

4.9

17

48.6

.93 (.41–2.10)

13

37.1

.71 (.31–1.63)

 Black/African American

31

4.4

18

58.1

1.77 (.81–3.86)

17

54.8

1.97 (.91–4.24)

 Other/more than 1 race

90

12.7

48

53.3

.86 (.51–1.46)

38

42.22

.75 (.44–1.29)

 Not reported

26

3.7

13

50.0

–

12

46.2

–

Ethnicityb

        

 Hispanic/Latino

121

17.0

74

61.2

1.56 (.79–3.10)

62

51.2

1.26 (.64–2.47)

 Non-Hispanic/Latino

588

82.7

290

49.3

Ref

246

41.8

Ref

Language

        

 English

575

80.9

281

48.9

Ref

238

41.4

Ref

 Non-English

136

19.1

84

61.8

1.67 (.90–3.13)

71

52.2

1.71 (.92–3.18)

Marital status

        

 Single

356

50.1

179

50.3

Ref

153

43.0

Ref

 Married

222

31.2

114

51.4

1.03 (.70–1.51)

97

43.7

1.03 (.71–1.51)

 Separated/divorced/widowed

133

18.7

72

54.1

1.26 (.82–1.92)

59

44.4

1.15 (.75–1.76)

Insurance

        

 Medicare

135

19.0

72

53.3

4.19 (1.83–9.58)

59

43.7

2.96 (1.29–6.80)

 Commercial

131

18.4

67

51.2

2.22 (1.08–4.57)

58

44.3

1.91 (.93–3.93)

 Medicaid

380

53.5

198

52.1

1.96 (.98–3.92)

167

44.0

1.57 (.79–3.15)

 Uninsured

65

9.1

28

43.1

Ref

25

38.5

Ref

Clinic visits in year prior to Index FIT resultc

        

 0

203

28.6

77

37.9

Ref

62

30.5

Ref

 1

100

14.1

52

52.0

1.72 (1.04–2.86)

44

44.0

1.73 (1.03–2.90)

 2–3

185

26.0

98

53.0

1.82 (1.19–2.78)

87

47.0

1.94 (1.29–3.08)

 4+

223

31.4

138

61.9

2.53 (1.67–3.82)

116

52.0

2.38 (1.56–3.62)

  1. Bolded text indicates statistical significance
  2. aAll patients with completed colonoscopy were assumed to have completed a pre-procedure visit
  3. b2 patients did not report ethnicity, percentages may not total 100%
  4. cMean clinic visits in past year = 2.72 (standard deviation = 2.91)
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