Table 2.
Demographic characteristics and clinical setting
| Demographic characteristics | Community (n = 99 560) | Academic (n = 17 704) | VAMC (n = 12 285) | Total (n = 129 549) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | ||||
| < 50 | 15 490(15.6) | 2968(16.8) | 1266(10.3) | 19 724(15.2) |
| 50–59 | 30 838(31.0) | 5642(31.9) | 4046(32.9) | 40 526(31.3) |
| 60–69 | 26 462(26.6) | 4534(25.6) | 3496(28.5) | 34 492(26.6) |
| ≥70 | 26 770(26.9) | 4560(25.8) | 3477(28.3) | 34 807(26.9) |
| Sex | ||||
| Female | 53 273(53.5) | 8353(47.2) | 885(7.2) | 62 511(48.3) |
| Male | 46 287(46.5) | 9351(52.8) | 11 400(92.8) | 67 038(51.7) |
| Ethnicity | ||||
| Caucasian | 86 055(86.4) | 14 824(83.7) | 10 476(85.3) | 111 355(86.0) |
| African–American | 6175(6.2) | 1319(7.5) | 1214(9.9) | 8708(6.7) |
| Hispanic | 4946(5.0) | 1057(6.0) | 443(3.6) | 6446(5.0) |
| Asian | 1198(1.2) | 425(2.4) | 94(0.8) | 1717(1.3) |
| Native American | 1021(1.0) | 62(0.4) | 41(0.3) | 1124(0.9) |
| Multiracial | 165(0.2) | 17(0.1) | 17(0.1) | 199(0.2) |
| Fellowb | ||||
| Present | 2619/99 333 | 7575/17676 | 7466/12 274 | 17660/129 283 |
| Prepa | ||||
| Excellent/good | 14 422(14.5) | 3367(19.0) | 2130(17.3) | 19 919(15.4) |
| Fair | 67 545(67.8) | 9140(51.6) | 7877(64.1) | 84 562(65.3) |
| Fair, exam compromised/poor | 4007(4.0) | 1193(6.7) | 741(6.0) | 5941(4.6) |
| Unknown/missing | 13 586(13.7) | 4004(22.6) | 1537(12.5) | 19 127(14.8) |
n, total number of colonoscopies in specified clinical setting; numbers in bracket represent percentage. VAMC, Veteran’s Administration Medical Center.
a
Colonoscopy preparation results.
b
Presence of training fellow, number of colonoscopies with training fellow/total colonoscopies, which documented fellow attendance, 266 procedures were missing data regarding fellow’s presence.