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. 2006 Feb 9;55(8):1145–1150. doi: 10.1136/gut.2005.087130

Table 3 Risk of colorectal cancer according to time since single or most recent negative colonoscopy.

History of screening colonoscopy Odds ratio (95% CI)
Cases Controls Adjusted for age and sex Adjusted for multiple covariates*
(n = 380) (n = 485)
No previous colonoscopy 350 (92.1%) 351 (72.4%) 1.00 Reference 1.00 Reference
Single or multiple colonoscopies, last negative colonoscopy, any age
 Any time ago 30 (7.9%) 134 (27.6%) 0.22 (0.14 to 0.34) 0.26 (0.16 to 0.40)
 1–2 years ago 7 (1.8%) 50 (10.3%) 0.13 (0.06 to 0.30) 0.16 (0.07 to 0.36)
 3–4 years ago 8 (2.1%) 31 (6.4%) 0.26 (0.12 to 0.58) 0.29 (0.13 to 0.68)
 5–9 years ago 5 (1.3%) 23 (4.7%) 0.21 (0.08 to 0.57) 0.25 (0.09 to 0.69)
 10–19 years ago 5 (1.3%) 17 (3.5%) 0.29 (0.11 to 0.80) 0.33 (0.12 to 0.91)
 20+ years ago 5 (1.3%) 13 (2.7%) 0.38 (0.13 to 1.09) 0.46 (0.16 to 1.32)
Single negative colonoscopy, any age
 Any time ago 22 (5.8%) 83 (17.1%) 0.27 (0.16 to 0.43) 0.30 (0.18 to 0.50)
 1–4 years ago 8 (2.1%) 41 (8.5%) 0.19 (0.09 to 0.42) 0.21 (0.09 to 0.47)
 5+ years ago 14 (3.7%) 42 (8.7%) 0.33 (0.18 to 0.62) 0.39 (0.21 to 0.73)
Multiple colonoscopies, last negative colonoscopy, any age
 Any time ago 7 (1.8%) 50 (10.3%) 0.14 (0.06 to 0.31) 0.16 (0.07 to 0.37)
 1–4 years ago 6 (1.6%) 39 (8.0%) 0.15 (0.06 to 0.36) 0.18 (0.07 to 0.44)
 5+ years ago 1 (0.3%) 11 (2.3%) 0.09 (0.01 to 0.69) 0.11 (0.01 to 0.84)
Single or multiple colonoscopies, last negative colonoscopy <55 years
 Any time ago 13 (3.4%) 38 (7.8%) 0.35 (0.18 to 0.66) 0.45 (0.23 to 0.88)
 1–4 years ago 4 (1.1%) 10 (2.1%) 0.51 (0.16 to 1.66) 0.58 (0.17 to 1.93)
 5+ years ago 9 (2.4%) 28 (5.8%) 0.34 (0.16 to 0.73) 0.41 (0.19 to 0.90)
Single or multiple colonoscopies, last negative colonoscopy 55–64 years
 Any time ago 7 (1.8%) 49 (10.1%) 0.14 (0.06 to 0.32) 0.17 (0.08 to 0.39)
 1–4 years ago 4 (1.1%) 29 (6.0%) 0.15 (0.05 to 0.42) 0.18 (0.06 to 0.51)
 5+ years ago 3 (0.8%) 20 (4.1%) 0.14 (0.04 to 0.49) 0.17 (0.05 to 0.58)
Single or multiple colonoscopies, last negative colonoscopy 65+ years
 Any time ago 10 (2.6%) 47 (9.7%) 0.21 (0.11 to 0.42) 0.21 (0.10 to 0.44)
 1–4 years ago 7 (1.8%) 42 (8.7%) 0.14 (0.06 to 0.33) 0.16 (0.07 to 0.39)
 5+ years ago 3 (0.8%) 5 (1.0%) 0.46 (0.11 to 1.99) 0.51 (0.12 to 2.21)

*Adjusted for age, sex, education, participation in general health screening examination, family history of colorectal cancer, smoking, body mass index, ever regular use of NSAIDs, ever regular use of HRT.

CI, confidence interval; HRT, hormone replacement therapy; NSAID, non‐steroidal anti‐inflammatory drug.