Table 1.
10-year prevalence of colonoscopy use (overall, screening and diagnostic) in 2017 according to educational level in women and men aged ≤65 and >65 years
| Age ≤65 yearsa | Age >65 yearsa | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Type of colonoscopy | Overall | Type of colonoscopy | |||
| Screening | Diagnostic | Screening | Diagnostic | |||
| % (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | |
| Women | ||||||
| Total | 22.7 (22.6–22.7) | 5.5 (5.5–5.5) | 17.2 (17.1–17. 2) | 48.0 (47.9–48.0) | 16.2 (16.2–16.3) | 31.7 (31.7–31.8) |
| Educational levelb | ||||||
| (Basic) secondary degree | 24.1 (24.1–24.2) | 6.0 (6.0–6.1) | 18.1 (18.1–18.2) | 51.0 (50.8–51.3) | 24.5 (24.3–24.8) | 26.5 (26.3–26.8) |
| Higher education | 19.5 (19.5–19.6) | 4.3 (4.3–4.3) | 15.2 (15.2–15.3) | 52.2 (51.8–52.6) | 26.4 (26.0–26.8) | 25.8 (25.4–26.2) |
| Men | ||||||
| Total | 19.6 (19.6–19.7) | 5.3 (5.3–5.4) | 14.3 (14.2–14.3) | 51.2 (51.1–51.3) | 19.7 (19.6–19.7) | 31.5 (31.5–31.6) |
| Educational levelb | ||||||
| (Basic) secondary degree | 17.2 (17.1–17. 2) | 4.3 (4.3–4.4) | 12.8 (12.8–12.9) | 50.5 (50.3–50.8) | 24.1 (23.8–24.3) | 26.5 (26.2–26.7) |
| Higher education | 20.1 (20.0–20.2) | 5.6 (5.6–5.7) | 14.5 (14.4–14.6) | 53.7 (53.4–53.9) | 28.1 (27.8–28.3) | 25.6 (25.4–25.8) |
CI, confidence interval.
a
Age in 2017.
b
Category degree unkown/no formal degree not shown here.