. 2009 Jul 23;20(1):146–156. doi: 10.1007/s00330-009-1517-0

Table 1.

Participant characteristics

Gender	Men	107
Gender	Women	66
Age (years)		56
Hospital	AMC/OLVG	122/51
Cultural background	Western	154
	Nonwestern	14
	Not provided	5
Education	Higher vocational/academic	59
	Other	101
	Not provided	13
Income	Above 27,000 €	56
	Below 27,000 €	77
	Not provided	40
Normal bowel habits	At least one defecation per day	141
	At least one defecation per 3 days	25
	Less than one defecation per 3 days	3
	Not provided	4
Symptoms of CRC	Abdominal pain	33
	Altered bowel habits	18
	Haematochezia	10
Personal history of	Colorectal polyps	82
	Colorectal cancer	14
	Colorectal polyps and cancer	22
Previous optical colonoscopy	Yes	117
	No	54
	Not provided	3

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