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. 2025 Jul 22;17(7):e88524. doi: 10.7759/cureus.88524

Table 2. Comparison of preference for FOBT vs. GI consult for a suspected GI bleed by year of training.

FOBT: Fecal occult blood testing.

    For a suspected GI Bleed, which of the following would you consider first   
Postgraduate Year (PGY) GI Consult  FOBT  Odds Ratio 95% Confidence Interval  p-Value
PGY-1 34 (35.4%) 62 (64.6%) Ref Ref Ref
PGY-2 28 (41.8%) 39 (58.2%) 0.76 0.40 - 1.44 0.410
PGY-3 37 (43.6%) 27 (56.4%) 0.40 0.21 - 0.77 0.006