Table 3

Detection rates for overall polyps and adenomas in each randomisation arm by the level of expertise: per patient analysis

 NBI-WL group (n=550)FICE-WL group (n=550)WL-WL group (n=550)
Expert (n=248)Non-expert (n=302)p ValueExpert (n=246)Non-expert (n=304)p ValueExpert (n=252)Non-expert (n=298)p Value
Overall polyps, n (%)
 Total, mean±SD*0.75±1.050.44±0.70<0.0010.72±1.320.41±0.79<0.0010.88±1.190.33±0.70<0.001
 Patients with ≥1105 (42.3)101 (33.4)0.018100 (40.7)80 (26.3)0.001124 (49.2)69 (23.2)<0.001
 Patients with ≥318 (7.3)5 (1.7)0.01621 (8.5)10 (3.3)0.04027 (10.7)6 (2.0)<0.001
Adenomas, n (%)
 Total, mean±SD*0.46±0.810.26±0.580.0050.47±0.950.29±0.620.0140.58±0.910.20±0.50<0.001
 Patients with ≥174 (29.8)61 (20.2)0.03170 (28.5)60 (19.7)0.02692 (36.5)47 (15.8)<0.001
 Patients with ≥39 (3.6)2 (0.7)0.11212 (4.9)6 (2.0)0.12017 (6.7)3 (1.0)<0.001
  • *Mean number of overall polyps and adenomas over all study cases (positive and negative cases).

  • FICE, flexible spectral imaging chromoendoscopy; NBI, narrow band imaging; WL, white light.