Table 2: Exposure to colorectal cancer screening tests* by age and sex.
| Variable | Screening test, % of patients |
||
|---|---|---|---|
| FOBT | FS or colonoscopy | Either or both | |
|
Within recommended age range (50–74 yr) |
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| 50–54 |
21.2 |
27.0 |
41.8 |
| 55–59 |
29.4 |
36.4 |
54.7 |
| 60–64 |
34.7 |
40.7 |
61.0 |
| 65–69 |
34.6 |
43.5 |
62.5 |
| 70–74 |
36.4 |
46.5 |
65.3 |
| Male |
30.0 |
37.6 |
54.9 |
| Female |
30.2 |
36.9 |
55.5 |
|
Outside recommended age range, yr |
|||
| 40–44 |
5.1 |
12.3 |
15.6 |
| 45–49 |
7.2 |
16.7 |
21.5 |
| 75–79 |
34.0 |
43.0 |
60.4 |
| ≥ 80 |
23.4 |
36.8 |
49.7 |
| Male |
12.8 |
20.1 |
27.5 |
| Female | 11.3 | 22.3 | 28.6 |
*Fecal occult blood test (FOBT) within the preceding 2 years, or flexible sigmoidoscopy (FS) or colonoscopy within the preceding 10 years.