Table 1b.
Distribution of study subject (N=1,387) characteristics with a normal colonoscopy by appropriateness of endoscopist recommendations
| Normal colonoscopy | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic (%) | Appropriate recommendationa | Inappropriate recommendationa | P value |
| Age, years | |||
| 50–59 | 747 (77.3) | 219 (22.7) | |
| 60–69 | 256 (75.7) | 82 (24.3) | 0.01 |
| 70 + | 52 (62.7) | 31 (37.4) | |
| Gender | |||
| Male | 544 (77.1) | 162 (23.0) | 0.38 |
| Female | 511 (75.0) | 170 (25.0) | |
| Race/ethnicity | |||
| White | 820 (76.2) | 256 (23.8) | |
| African American | 77 (73.3) | 28 (26.7) | 0.50 |
| Otherb | 76 (71.7) | 31 (28.3) | |
| BMI (kg/m2) | |||
| < 25 | 294 (79.7) | 75 (20.3) | |
| ≥25– < 30 | 390 (75.7) | 125 (24.3) | 0.15 |
| ≥30– < 35 | 188 (72.0) | 73 (28.0) | |
| ≥35 | 121 (74.2) | 42 (25.8) | |
| Narcotics use | 90 (8.6) | 44 (13.3) | 0.01 |
| TCA use | 24 (2.3) | 7 (2.1) | 0.85 |
| Diabetic | 101 (9.7) | 56 (16.9) | < 0.001 |
| GI fellow present | 199 (18.9) | 61 (18.4) | 0.84 |
| Bowel prep type | |||
| 8L PEG-3350 | 177 (78.3) | 49 (21.7) | |
| 4L PEG-3350 | 442 (72.9) | 164 (27.1) | 0.02 |
| MiraLAX/Gatorade | 259 (82.2) | 56 (17.8) | |
| Otherc | 148 (76.7) | 45 (23.3) | |
| Bowel preparation quality | |||
| Excellent/good | 958 (84.7) | 173 (15.3) | |
| Fair | 45 (25.0) | 135 (75.0) | < 0.001 |
| Poor | 52 (68.4) | 24 (31.6) | |
| Endoscopy site (%) | |||
| HOPD | 173 (72.1) | 67 (27.9) | |
| ASC | 676 (76.9) | 203 (23.1) | 0.28 |
| VA endoscopy unit | 206 (76.9) | 62 (23.1) | |
| Procedure difficulty | |||
| Not difficult | 917 (77.2) | 271 (22.8) | < 0.01 |
| Some difficultyd | 94 (65.3) | 50 (34.7) | |
ASC, ambulatory surgery center; BMI, body mass index; GI, gastrointestinal; HOPD, hospital outpatient department; PEG, polyethylene glycol; prep, preparation; TCA, tricyclic antidepressant; VA, veterans administration.
Appropriate defined as 10 years or ≤1 year if poor preparation quality. Inappropriate defined as any other recommendation or no recommendation provided.
“Other” includes Hispanic, Asian, Native American, Middle Eastern, or those reported bi- or multi-racial.
Includes Sodium Phosphate/Osmoprep and Half-Lytely.
Endoscopist documented the colonoscopy was “Somewhat Difficult,” “Difficult Procedure,” or “Technically Difficult.”