Table 2. Responses to Appropriate Age to Begin Screening for CRC in Various Populations .
When to begin screening? | PGY-1 | PGY-2 | PGY-3 | P value |
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For average risk patients begin at age 50 | 52 (98.11%) | 31 (96.88%) | 29 (96.67%) | 1.000 |
For average risk African-American patients begin at age 45 | 11 (20.75%) | 3 (9.38%) | 4 (13.33%) | 0.3460 |
For patients with a first degree relative with CRC < age 60 begin at age 40 or 10 years younger than the index case | 34 (64.15%) | 20 (62.50%) | 22 (73.33%) | 0.6141 |
For patients with a first degree relative with CRC > age 60, or two second degree relatives with CRC begin at age 40^^ | 3 (5.66%) | 3 (9.38%) | 3 (10.00%) | 0.7383 |
For patients with a first degree relative with CRC > age 60, or two second degree relatives with CRC begin at age 50^ | 12 (22.64%) | 11 (34.38%) | 14 (46.67%) | *0.0756 |
*Denotes a statistically significant value. ^Appropriate answer as per ACG 2008 guidelines. ^^Appropriate answer as per ACS 2008 guidelines.