Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of the three randomized groups measured at baseline
| FS (Std residual) | FIT (Std residual) | Control (Std residual) | P comparing 3 groups | |
| Norwegian nationality, % | 95.9% (0.4) | 94.6% (-0.2) | 94.5% (-0.2) | 0.08 |
| Not married/cohabitant, % | 18.0% (-2.0)1 | 20.0% (0.0) | 22.0% (2.0)1 | < 0.01 |
| Higher education, % | 45.3% (-0.8) | 43.6% (-2.1)1 | 51.7% (3.2)1 | < 0.01 |
| Employed, % | 48.9% (-0.9) | 49.6% (-0.6) | 52.9% (1.6)1 | 0.03 |
| Women, % | 50.1% (-1.0) | 52.4% (0.6) | 52.2% (0.4) | 0.25 |
| Mean age, yr | 63.5 | 62.5 | 62.7 | < 0.012 |
1
Standardized residuals outside ± 1.96 are considered statistically significant;
2
ANOVA. FS: Flexible sigmoidoscopy; FIT: Faecal immunochemical test.