Caecum intubated (n=193) | Caecum not intubated (n=48) | p Value | |
---|---|---|---|
Mean (range) age (y) | 67 (63–72) | 64.4 (63–72) | 1.0 |
Men | 109 (56) | 21 (44) | 0.2 |
Women | 84 (44) | 27 (56) | |
Median (range) body mass index (kg/m2) | 25 (16–36) | 24.2 (16–36) | 0.03 |
Atherosclerotic disease1-150 | 31 (16) | 8 (17) | 0.9 |
Diabetes mellitus | 7 (4) | 1 (2) | 0.9 |
Inflammatory bowel disease | 4 (2) | 0 | 0.7 |
Previously diagnosed CRC | 4 (2) | 1 (2) | 1.0 |
Previously diagnosed non-colorectal cancer | 5 (3) | 0 | 0.6 |
Current smoker | 44 (23) | 17 (35) | 0.1 |
Past smoker | 62 (32) | 10 (21) | 0.2 |
First degree relative with CRC | 14 (7) | 3 (6) | 1.0 |
Abdominal complaints1-151 | 47 (24) | 10 (21) | 0.7 |
Previous non-study colonoscopy | 27 (14) | 8 (16) | 0.8 |
Data for those in whom the caecum was successfully intubated during the examination are compared with the data for those in whom the caecum was not intubated. Numbers represent subjects (%) if nothing else stated.
↵1-150 Includes coronary heart disease, intermittent claudication, and cerebrovascular accidents.
↵1-151 Includes constipation, irritable bowel syndrome, loose stools, diarrhoea, pain, flatulence, haemorrhoids, mucus in the stools, and anal pruritus, either isolated or in combination.
CRC, colorectal cancer.