Table 2.

Demographics and colonoscopy indication for all patients

	SC (n=884)(%)	EAC (n=888)(%)
Male	502 (56.8)	507 (57.1)
Female	382 (43.2)	381 (42.9)
Age—mean (SD)	62.1 (11.1)	61.7 (11.7)
Age <60 years	273 (30.9)	273 (30.7)
60–73 years	515 (58.3)	514 (57.9)
74+ years	96 (10.9)	101 (11.4)
Previous abdominal surgery
No	542 (61.3)	547 (61.6)
Yes	342 (38.7)	341 (38.4)
Recruitment
Non-BCSP patients	481 (54.4)	494 (55.6)
BCSP patients	403 (45.6)	394 (44.4)
Indications for colonoscopy
BCSP	282 (32.0)	274 (30.9)
BCSP surveillance	88 (10.0)	89 (10.0)
Colonoscopy conversion from bowel scope	32 (3.6)	31 (3.5)
Symptomatic diagnostic	346 (39.1)	357 (40.2)
Symptomatic surveillance	135 (15.3)	137 (15.4)

BCSP, Bowel Cancer Screening Programme; EAC, EV-assisted colonoscopy; SC, standard colonoscopy.