Table 2.

Patient cohort characteristics and data in relation to incomplete colonoscopies.

Total number	N = 50
Female patients	N = 32 (66%)
Mean age	57 years (22–83 years)
Indications
Altered bowel habit	N = 15 (30%)
Iron deficiency anaemia	N = 13 (26%)
PR bleeding	N = 3 (6%)
Abdominal pain	N = 3 (6%)
Polyp surveillance	N = 3 (6%)
Family history of colorectal cancer	N = 4 (8%)
Inflammatory bowel disease  assessment	N = 8 (16%)
Abnormal imaging	N = 1 (2%)
Reason for failed colonoscopy
Looping	N = 21 (42%)
Patient discomfort	N = 15 (30%)
Diverticular disease	N = 14 (28%)