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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: Gastrointest Endosc. 2019 Jun 14;90(4):651–655.e3. doi: 10.1016/j.gie.2019.06.004

Appendix E.

Diagnostic Colonoscopy Quality Metrics Over Time

Percent Good/Excellent Bowel Prep
Male Female
2000–2004 2005–2009 2010–2014 p-value 2000–2004 2005–2009 2010–2014 p-value
20–39 79.8 78.8 85.2 <.0001 81.8 82.0 86.7 <.0001
40–49 77.0 76.8 83.1 <.0001 79.3 79.2 83.9 <.0001
50–59 75.8 73.4 78.6 <.0001 79.3 77.3 81.1 0.016
60–69 72.0 70.6 76.5 <.0001 77.4 76.5 81.6 <.0001
70–79 70.1 68.0 75.5 <.0001 75.6 73.9 80.6 <.0001
>79 67.3 66.1 73.7 <.0001 70.5 70.4 79.2 <.0001
Colonoscopy Polyp Detection Rate
Male Female
2000–2004 2005–2009 2010–2014 p-value 2000–2004 2005–2009 2010–2014 p-value
20–39 18.3 17.8 18..9 0.331 12.8 12.7 13.8 0.036
40–49 31.0 31.6 34.7 <.0001 21.4 22.7 23.9 <.0001
50–59 37.2 38.6 41.9 <.0001 25.4 26.5 31.2 <.0001
60–69 40.4 41.2 45.7 <.0001 29.1 29.9 33.7 <.0001
70–79 39.5 40.1 45.2 <.0001 29.5 30.5 34.9 <.0001
>79 37.1 37.4 39.4 0.029 29.5 30.4 33.5 <.0001
Colonoscopy Polyp Detection Rate 2+
Male Female
2000–2004 2005–2009 2010–2014 p-value 2000–2004 2005–2009 2010–2014 p-value
20–39 4.4 3.9 4.4 0.912 2.3 2.2 2.7 0.136
40–49 10.1 9.9 11.9 <.0001 5.6 5.5 6.3 0.014
50–59 14.3 14.7 17.5 <.0001 7.4 7.3 9.5 <.0001
60–69 16.6 16.6 20.9 <.0001 9.2 9.0 11.1 <.0001
70–79 16.9 16.8 20.5 <.0001 9.7 9.7 12.1 <.0001
>79 15.0 14.6 16.0 0.329 9.7 10.3 11.9 0.000
Colonoscopy Polyp Detection Rate > 9mm
Male Female
2000–2004 2005–2009 2010–2014 p-value 2000–2004 2005–2009 2010–2014 p-value
20–39 3.7 2.7 3.0 0.009 2.0 1.9 1.9 0.603
40–49 6.3 6.0 6.5 0.758 3.9 3.9 4.2 0.208
50–59 8.5 4.0 9.1 0.184 4.8 4.8 5.5 0.002
60–69 11.2 9.8 11.6 0.826 6.6 5.9 6.9 0.667
70–79 12.1 11.1 13.4 0.084 8.1 7.8 8.7 0.239
>79 14.0 12.7 14.1 0.573 11.1 10.6 12.2 0.189