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 |
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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.
Family history defined as self-reporting as a first-degree relative (biological parent, sibling, or child) of a CRC patient.
Total respondents in the category in 2005 and 2010, respectively.