Table 1. Baseline demographic and clinical characteristics.

Variable	EC	SC	p-Value
Patients, N	249	243
Median age (years) [IQR]	64 [54–73]	63 [53–73]	0.572
Gender (male/female), N	122/127	109/134	0.358
First time colonoscopy, N (%)	85 (34)	92 (38)	0.390
Diabetes, N (%)	11 (4)	7 (3)	0.364
ASS medication, N (%)	28 (11)	33 (14)	0.432
Prior abdominal surgery, N (%)	42 (17)	44 (18)	0.718

ASS = acetylsalicylate; IQR = interquartile range.