Table 1.
Characteristics of Individuals Who Completed a FIT or Underwent a Colonoscopy in 2019 and 2020
| Characteristics | Completed a FIT |
Underwent a colonoscopy |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2020 | 2019 | 2020 | |
| Total persons, n | 614,051 | 558,810 | 110,594 | 80,863 |
| Age, y | ||||
| Mean (SD) | 61 (7) | 61 (7) | 60 (12) | 60 (13) |
| Median (interquartile range) | 60 (55–66) | 60 (55–67) | 61 (53–69) | 61 (52–69) |
| Range | 18–89 | 18–89 | 18–89 | 18–89 |
| Sex | ||||
| Female | 328,801 (53.5) | 296,682 (53.1) | 56,645 (51.2) | 41,285 (51.1) |
| Male | 285,250 (46.5) | 262,128 (46.9) | 53,949 (48.8) | 39,578 (48.9) |
| Race and ethnicity | ||||
| Asian or Pacific Islander | 129,809 (21.1) | 120,712 (21.6) | 19,922 (18.0) | 14,043 (17.4) |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 44,576 (7.3) | 42,301 (7.6) | 8,202 (7.4) | 6,561 (8.1) |
| Hispanic | 94,988 (15.5) | 86,083 (15.4) | 16,630 (15.0) | 12,886 (15.9) |
| Non-Hispanic White | 319,662 (52.1) | 283,461 (50.7) | 63,034 (57.0) | 44,937 (55.6) |
| Other/Unknown | 25,016 (4.1) | 26,253 (4.7) | 2,806 (2.5) | 2,436 (3.0) |
| Indication for colonoscopy | ||||
| Screening | 18,105 (16.4) | 10,593 (13.1) | ||
| Surveillance | 18,091 (16.4) | 11,156 (13.8) | ||
| FIT positive | 14,686 (13.3) | 11,748 (14.5) | ||
| Diagnostic | 57,191 (51.7) | 45,783 (56.6) | ||
| Unknown (member <1 year) | 2,521 (2.3) | 1,583 (2.0) | ||
| Percent with 4-year college degree in census tracta | ||||
| Median (interquartile range) | 38 (24–54) | 38 (24–55) | 39 (25–55) | 39 (25–56) |
| Median household income ($) in census tracta | ||||
| Median (interquartile range) | 95,000 (71,506–124,643) | 95,515 (72,059–124,874) | 96,481 (72,985–127,409) | 96,313 (72,841–127,125) |
NOTE. Values are % (n) unless otherwise indicated.
a
Using US Census American Community Survey 2015–2019 5-year estimates for home address census tract in 2019 and 2020.