Table 1.
Characteristics of Patients with Abnormal FIT in a Safety Health System
| Variable | All Patients (n=1267) | Patients with follow-up colonoscopy (n=731) | Patients without follow-up colonoscopy (n=536) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | ||||
| 50-55 | 635 (50.1%) | 385 (52.7%) | 250 (46.6%) | 0.001 |
| 56-60 | 390 (30.8%) | 232 (31.7%) | 158 (29.5%) | |
| 61-64 | 242 (19.1%) | 114 (15.6%) | 128 (23.9%) | |
| Gender (% male) | 527 (41.6%) | 292 (39.9%) | 235 (43.8%) | 0.1643 |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||
| Caucasian | 203 (16.0%) | 112 (15.3%) | 91 (17.0%) | |
| Black | 537 (42.4%) | 301 (41.2%) | 236 (44.0%) | 0.4001 |
| Hispanic | 456 (36.0%) | 273 (37.3%) | 183 (34.1%) | |
| Other | 71 (5.6%) | 45 (6.2%) | 26 (4.9%) | |
| Insurance status* | ||||
| Uninsured (Charity)** | 822 (65.3%) | 496 (68.1%) | 326 (61.4%) | |
| Medicare | 160 (12.7%) | 75 (10.3%) | 85 (16.0%) | 0.0126 |
| Medicaid | 221 (17.6%) | 128 (17.6%) | 93 (17.5%) | |
| Private | 56 (4.4%) | 29 (4.0%) | 27 (5.1%) | |
| Charlson Comorbidity Index | ||||
| 0 | 669 (52.8%) | 391 (53.5%) | 278 (51.9%) | 0.8291 |
| 1 | 390 (30.8%) | 223 (30.5%) | 167 (31.2%) | |
| 2+ | 208 (16.4%) | 117 (16.0%) | 91 (17.0%) | |
| Receipt of GI subspecialty care in year following FIT | 29 (2.3%) | 21 (2.9%) | 8 (1.5%) | 0.1046 |
*
Insurance was measured during cohort entry year. If multiple payors were present, the following trumping algorithm was used: Medicaid (dual eligible), Medicare, Commercial, Other, Uninsured (Charity), and Unknown.
**
Uninsured Dallas County residents can receive medical care using Parkland HEALTHplus, a county taxpayer financed insurance assistance program