Original Article
Copyright ©2010 Baishideng.
World J Gastroenterol. Aug 21, 2010; 16(31): 3905-3910
Published online Aug 21, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i31.3905
Table 1 Baseline characteristics of all patients n (%)
CAC (n = 200)SC (n = 200)P value
Sex (male)102 (51.0)88 (44.0)0.16
Age (yr) (mean ± SD)53.8 ± 15.153.6 ± 14.80.89
Previous difficult colonoscopy19 (9.5)15 (7.5)0.65
Known diverticular disease8 (0.04)11 (0.06)0.74
Previous pelvic surgery25 (12.5)26 (13.0)0.80
Gastroscopy at the same time74 (37.0)89 (44.5)0.17
Indications
CRC screening38 (19.0)35 (17.5)
Rectal bleeding37 (18.5)32 (16.0)
Abdominal pain32 (16.0)33 (16.5)
Polyp follow up30 (15.0)27 (13.5)
Change in bowel habit18 (9.0)28 (14.0)
Others45 (22.5)45 (22.5)0.58
Endoscopist
Specialist41 (20.5)49 (24.5)
Trainee159 (79.5)151 (75.5)0.34
Bowel preparation
Good107 (54.0)130 (65.7)
Satisfactory71 (35.9)53 (26.8)
Poor20 (10.1)15 (7.6)0.10
Scopes used
P160/P180137 (66.5)143 (70.5)
A160/A18063 (32.0)57 (28.5)0.61