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. 2019 Apr 11;3(4):177–184. doi: 10.1093/jcag/gwz009

Table 3.

Factors associated with primary outcomes by univariate logistic regression analysis

Adenoma detection Odds ratio P value
Yes (n = 1895) No (n = 921) (95% CI)
Male (%) 1212 (64) 446 (48) 1.89 (1.61–2.22) <0.001
FIT: gFOBT (%) 1575 (83): 320 (17) 592 (64): 329 (36) 2.74 (2.28–3.28) <0.001
Endoscopist Specialty (%)
 Gastroenterology (GI) 1459 (77) 732 (79.5) 0.86 (0.71–1.05) 0.1
 No GI* 436 (23) 189 (20.5)
Reported Cecal Intubation (%) 1860 (98) 862 (94) 3.64 (2.38–5.57) <0.001
Reported Rectal Retroflexion (%) 1859 (98) 871 (95) 2.96 (1.92–4.58) <0.001
Withdrawal Time (minutes) 15±10 9±6 1.15 (1.13–1.17) <0.001
Bowel Preparation Quality (%)
 Excellent 549 (29) 285 (31) 0.91 (0.77–1.08) 0.3
 Acceptable 1049 (55) 474 (52) 1.17 (0.99–1.37) 0.05
 Fair 151 (8) 69 (8) 1.07 (0.80–1.44) 0.7
 Poor 11 (1) 16 (2) 0.33 (1.53–0.72) 0.005
 Not Reported 135 (7) 77 (8) 0.84 (0.63–1.13) 0.2
Advanced adenoma detection Odds ratio P value
Yes (n = 917) No (n = 1899) (95% CI)
Male (%) 635 (69) 1023 (54) 1.93 (1.62–2.28) <0.001
FIT: gFOBT (%) 770 (84): 147 (16) 1397 (74): 502 (26) 1.88 (1.54–2.31) <0.001
Endoscopist Specialty (%)
 Gastroenterology (GI) 697 (76) 1494 (79) 0.86 (0.71–1.04) 0.1
 No GI* 220 (24) 405 (21)
Reported Cecal Intubation (%) 894 (98) 1828 (96) 1.51 (0.94–2.43) 0.09
Reported Rectal Retroflexion (%) 896 (98) 1834 (97) 1.51 (0.92–2.45) 0.1
Withdrawal Time (minutes) 19 ± 12 10 ± 6 1.16 (1.14–1.18) <0.001
Bowel Preparation Quality (%)
 Excellent 261 (28.5) 573 (30) 0.92 (0.77–1.10) 0.4
 Acceptable 506 (55) 1017 (54) 1.07 (0.91–1.25) 0.4
 Fair 73 (8) 147 (8) 1.03 (0.77–1.38) 0.8
 Poor 2 (0.5) 25 (1) 0.16 (0.04–0.69) 0.01
 Not Reported 75 (8) 137 (7) 1.15 (0.85–1.54) 0.4
Colorectal cancer detection Odds ratio P value
Yes (n = 101) No (n = 2816) (95% CI)
Male 69 (68) 1589 (59) 1.53 (1.00–2.34) 0.05
FIT: gFOBT (%) 67 (66): 34 (34) 2100 (77): 615 (23) 0.58 (0.38–0.88) 0.01
Endoscopist Specialty (%)
 Gastroenterology (GI) 76 (75) 2115 (78) 0.86 (0.54–1.37) 0.5
 No GI* 25 (25) 600 (22)
Reported Cecal Intubation (%) 87 (86) 2635 (97) 0.19 (0.10–0.35) <0.001
Reported Rectal Retroflexion (%) 90 (89) 2640 (97) 0.23 (0.12–0.45) <0.001
Withdrawal Time (minutes) 16 ± 11 13 ± 9 1.02 (1.01–1.04) 0.002
Bowel Preparation Quality (%)
 Excellent 26 (25.5) 808 (30) 0.82 (0.52–1.29) 0.4
 Acceptable 55 (54.5) 1468 (54) 1.02 (0.68–1.51) 0.9
 Fair 11 (11) 209 (7.5) 1.47 (0.77–2.78) 0.2
 Poor 0 27 (1) - -
 Not Reported 9 (9) 203 (7.5) 1.21 (0.60–2.44) 0.6
Advanced adenoma and/or colorectal cancer detection OR P value
Yes (n = 958) No (n = 1858) (95% CI)
Male (%) 659 (69) 999 (54) 1.90 (1.61–2.23) <0.001
FIT: gFOBT (%) 811 (85): 147 (15) 1356 (73): 502 (27) 2.04 (1.67–2.50) <0.001
Endoscopist Specialty (%)
 Gastroenterology (GI) 728 (76) 1463 (79) 0.86 (0.71–1.03) 0.1
 No GI* 230 (24) 395 (21)
Reported Cecal Intubation (%) 931 (97) 1791 (96) 1.29 (0.82–2.03) 0.3
Reported Rectal Retroflexion (%) 936 (98) 1794 (97) 1.52 (0.93–2.48) 0.1
Withdrawal Time (minutes) 19 ± 12 10 ± 6 1.16 (1.15–1.18) <0.001
Bowel Preparation Quality (%)
 Excellent 275 (28.5) 559 (30) 0.94 (0.79–1.11) 0.5
 Acceptable 529 (55) 994 (54) 1.07 (0.92–1.25) 0.4
 Fair 76 (8) 144 (8) 1.03 (0.77–1.37) 0.9
 Poor 2 (0.5) 25 (1) 0.15 (0.04–0.65) 0.01
 Not Reported 76 (8) 136 (7) 1.09 (0.82–1.46) 0.6

CI, Confidence interval; FIT, Fecal immunochemical testing; gFOBT, Guaiac-based fecal occult blood testing; OR, Odds ratio.

*Internal Medicine, General Surgery, Nurse Practitioner.