Patients' demographic characteristics and indications for the procedure
| Parameters | PCC group (n=496) | Control group (n=512) | p Value | ||
| N | % | N | % | ||
| Patients | |||||
| Mean age, years (±SD) | 63.9 | 10.28 | 63.4 | 9.94 | 0.473 |
| Sex ratio, % male | 55.8 | 51.4 | 0.165 | ||
| Indications | |||||
| Screening | 267 | 53.8 | 252 | 49.2 | 0.148 |
| Surveillance | 103 | 20.8 | 94 | 18.4 | 0.342 |
| Bleeding/anaemia | 51 | 10.3 | 58 | 11.3 | 0.613 |
| Pain | 35 | 7.1 | 54 | 10.5 | 0.059 |
| Diarrhoea | 17 | 3.4 | 16 | 3.1 | 0.860 |
| Other | 23 | 4.6 | 38 | 7.4 | 0.066 |
Differences for age were calculated using the Mann–Whitney U test; differences with regard to sex ratios and indications were calculated using the Fisher exact test.
PCC, pancolonic chromoendoscopy.