Table 2.

Reasons for exclusion

Reason for exclusion	% (n)	% of exclusions
Incorrect contact details	9.2 (47)	51.6
Recent or pending bowel exam	3.9 (20)	22.0
Out of the country	1.2 (6)	6.6
Previous bowel surgery	0.8 (4)	4.4
Current poor health*	0.8 (4)	4.4
Ulcerative colitis	0.6 (3)	3.3
Deceased	0.6 (3)	3.3
Recent bowel cancer	0.4 (2)	2.2
Kidney failure	0.2 (1)	1.1
Recent heart attack	0.2 (1)	1.1
Total	18 (91)	100

^*Two participants were in nursing homes and were not able to give informed consent, one was awaiting major surgery and another was acutely unwell, awaiting the results of hospital investigations