TABLE 2.
Characteristics of patients diagnosed with CRC. Values are n (%) or mean ± standard deviation.
| Patient characteristics (n) | Prepandemic (13‐3‐19/13‐3‐20) | Lockdown (13‐3‐20/20‐6‐21) | Pandemic (13‐3‐20 /20‐6‐21) | Total | p‐value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 70.5 ± 12.8 | 69.9 ± 13.4 | 71.61 ± 2.5 | 71 ± 12.7 | 0.01 |
| Sex (♂) | 1766 (61.3) | 260 (62.7) | 1217 (60) | 3243 (60.9) | 0.52 |
| Colonoscopy indication | <0.01 | ||||
| FOBTs + screening | 569 (20.9) | 42 (10.9) | 253 (13.2) | 864 (17.2) | |
| Symptoms | 1999 (73.6) | 332 (85.8) | 1556 (81.4) | 3887 (77.5) | |
| Imaging/physical examination alteration | 486 (24.3) | 111 (33.4) | 490 (31.6) | 1087 (28.0) | |
| Bleeding/change bowel rhythm | 741 (37.2) | 108 (32.5) | 526 (33.9) | 1375 (35.3) | |
| Iron deficiency anemia | 620 (31.1) | 95 (28,6) | 439 (28.3) | 1154 (29.7) | |
| Other | 37 (2.0) | 4 (1.2) | 35 (2.0) | 77 (2.0) | |
| Emergency: perforation/occlusion | 177 (6.1) | 29 (7.0) | 135 (6.4) | 341 (6.4) | |
| Surveillance | 93 (3.4) | 8 (2.1) | 84 (4.4) | 185 (3.7) | |
| Direct colonoscopy screening | 56 (2.1) | 5 (1.3) | 18 (0.9) | 79 (1.6) | |
| Neoplasia location | 0.69 | ||||
| Rectum | 744 (25.8) | 105 (25.3) | 546 (26.9) | 1395 (26.2) | |
| Left colon | 1039 (36) | 165 (39.8) | 714 (35.2) | 1918 (36) | |
| Right colon | 1101 (38.1) | 145 (34.9) | 768 (37.8) | 2014 (37.8) |
Note: Values are n (%).