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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Clin Gastroenterol. 2010 Mar;44(3):e46–e50. doi: 10.1097/MCG.0b013e3181a7ed2a

Table 2.

Basic demographic information

Number (n=88) Percent
Gender
Male 52 59.1
Female 36 41.0
Race
White 58 65.9
Black 26 29.6
Other 2 2.3
Unknown 2 2.3
Age
Age ≤60 49 55.7
Age>60 39 44.3
Bowel preparation for 1st colonoscopy
Excellent or good 77 87.5
Adequate 3 3.4
Fair 7 8.0
Unknown 1 1.1
Indication for 1st colonoscopy*
Average risk screening 7 8.0
Anemia, heme+ stool, bleeding 34 38.6
Other non-colonoscopy screening results 19 21.6
Weight loss, change in bowel habits, abdominal pain 21 23.9
Family history of colonic neoplasia 20 22.7
Other 4 4.6
*

Patients could have more than one indication listed