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. 2018 Jan 23;68(2):280–288. doi: 10.1136/gutjnl-2017-314889

Table 5.

Secondary outcomes

Analysis SC N (%) EAC N (%) Difference (one-sided 97.5% CI) One-sided P value
Mean adenomas per procedure *
 Global 0.75 (1.40)  0.95 (1.89) 0.20 (0.07 to ∞) 0.02
 Non-BCSP 0.37 (0.80)  0.44 (1.24) 0.07 (−0.04 to ∞) 0.42
 BCSP 1.20 (1.77)  1.59 (2.32) 0.39 (0.15 to ∞) 0.004
Polyp detection rate
 Global 424 (48.0%) 480 (54.1%) 6.1% (2.2% to ∞) 0.005
 Non-BCSP 169 (35.1%) 189 (38.3%) 3.1% (−2.0% to ∞) 0.16
 BCSP 255 (63.3%) 291 (73.9%) 10.6% (5.2% to ∞) <0.001
Sessile serrated adenomas
 Global 10 (1.1%) 20 (2.3%) 1.1% (0.1% to ∞) 0.03
 Non-BCSP 5 (1.0%) 12 (2.4%) 1.4% (0.0% to ∞) 0.05
 BCSP 5 (1.2%) 8 (2.0%) 0.8% (−0.7% to ∞) 0.19
Left colon adenomas
 Global 196 (22.2%) 232 (26.1%) 4.0% (0.6% to ∞) 0.03
 Non-BCSP 64 (13.3%) 71 (14.4%) 1.1% (−2.6% to ∞) 0.31
 BCSP 132 (32.8%) 161 (40.9%) 8.1% (2.5% to ∞) 0.009
Right colon adenomas
 Global 219 (24.8%) 244 (27.5%) 2.7% (−0.7% to ∞) 0.10
 Non-BCSP 66 (13.7%) 74 (15.0%) 1.3% (−2.4% to ∞) 0.29
 BCSP 153 (38.0%) 170 (43.2%) 5.2% (−0.5% to ∞) 0.07
Large adenomas (10+ mm)
 Global 61 (6.9%) 70 (7.9%) 1.0% (−1.1% to ∞) 0.21
 Non-BCSP 11 (2.3%) 16 (3.2%) 1.0% (−0.8% to ∞) 0.18
 BCSP 50 (12.4%) 54 (13.7%) 1.3% (−2.6% to ∞) 0.29
Small adenomas (6–9 mm)
 Global 68 (7.7%) 94 (10.6%) 2.9% (0.6% to ∞) 0.02
 Non-BCSP 25 (5.2%) 19 (3.9%) −1.4% (−3.5% to ∞) 0.85
 BCSP 43 (10.7%) 75 (19.0%) 5.4% (4.2% to ∞) <0.001
Diminutive adenomas (≤5 mm)
 Global 272 (30.8%) 307 (34.6%) 3.8% (0.1% to ∞) 0.04
 Non-BCSP 92 (19.1%) 102 (20.7%) 1.5% (−2.7% to ∞) 0.28
 BCSP 180 (44.7%) 205 (52.0%) 7.4% (1.6% to ∞) 0.02

*Mean and SD reported.

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