TABLE 2.
Frequency distribution of interval recommendations for follow-up colonoscopy by pathology findings on index examination
| Pathology finding, no. (%) | Length of follow-up recommendation, y | Missing | Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |||
| Normal result | 8 (2.4) | 2 (0.6) | 16 (4.7) | 13 (3.8) | 155 (45.9) | 9 (2.7) | 22 (6.5) | 14 (4.1) | 6 (1.8) | 78 (23.1) | 15 (4.4) | 338 (54.6) |
| Only hyperplastic polyps | 10 (6.5) | 5 (3.2) | 18 (11.7) | 3 (1.9) | 84 (54.6) | 1 (0.6) | 6 (3.9) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 23 (14.9) | 4 | 154 (24.9) |
| 1-2 Small adenomas | 15 (15.3) | 5 (5.1) | 41 (41.8) | 1 (1.0) | 34 (34.7) | 0 (0) | 1 (1.0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 | 98 (15.8) |
| 3+ Small and/or 1 large adenoma | 13 (44.8) | 6 (20.7) | 6 (20.7) | 0 (0) | 1 (3.5) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 3 | 29 (4.7) |
| Total | 46 (7.4) | 18 (2.9) | 81 (13.1) | 17 (2.8) | 274 (44.3) | 10 (1.6) | 29 (4.7) | 14 (2.3) | 6 (1.0) | 101 (16.3) | 23 (3.7) | 61 |