TABLE 3.

Risk factors for colonoscopy complications in elder patients.

	Complication (n = 6)	Non‐complication (n = 127)
Biopsy	4 (67%)	49(39%)
Mayo endoscopic score	1.8 (0–3)	0.7 (0–3)
Partial mayo score	2.0 (0–8)	0.3 (0–7)
Laxative	6 (100%)	124 (98%)
Performance status	0.83 (0–2)	0.17 (0–3)
Medication at the moment of colonoscopy
5‐aminosalicylates agents	6 (100%)	116 (91%)
Steroids	1 (17%)	5 (4%)
Immunomodulators	2 (33%)	21 (17%)
Biology	2 (33%)	18 (14%)
Laboratory data
C‐reactive protein (mg/dl)	0.43 (0.02–1.5)	0.22 (0.01–4.91)
Alb (g/dl)	3.7 (3.0–4.1)	4.1 (2.9–5.0)