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. 2015 May 21;12:E80. doi: 10.5888/pcd12.140533

Table 2. Colorectal Cancer (CRC) Screening Status by Age Group and CRC Family Historya, National Health Interview Survey 2005 and 2010 (n = 26,064).

Family History/Age Group No.b 2005
2010
Colonoscopy FS/FOBT/CT–C No Screening Colonoscopy FS/FOBT/CT–C No Screening
Have a family history (n = 2,470)
40–49 y 251/196 12.7 1.6 85.7 38.3 3.1 58.7
50–64 y 524/470 21.4 1.3 77.3 69.1 1.7 29.1
≥65 y 571/458 32.0 2.5 65.5 70.3 2.2 27.5
No family history (n = 10,454)
50–64 y 2,964/2,805 14.5 3.1 82.4 52.6 4.4 43.0
≥65 y 2,385/2,300 23.4 3.2 73.4 61.2 4.7 34.1
No response (n = 13,140)
50–64 y 3,914/3,412 9.2 1.4 89.3 34.4 3.8 61.8
≥65 y 3,122/2,692 15.3 1.8 82.8 40.9 3.1 56.0

Abbreviations: CT–C, computed tomography colonography; FOBT, fecal occult blood test; FS, flexible sigmoidoscopy.

a

Family history defined as self-reporting as a first-degree relative (biological parent, sibling, or child) of a CRC patient.

b

Total respondents in the category in 2005 and 2010, respectively.