Colorectal cancer screening in human immunodeficiency virus population: Are they at average risk?

Table 1 Age, gender and ethnicity in the study and control groups n (%)

	Underwent screening colonoscopy	Did not undergo screening colonoscopy	P value
Total	142 (25)	423 (75)
Age, yr (mean ± SD)	58 ± 5	56 ± 6	0.05
Gender
Men	97 (68)	276 (65)	0.54
Women	45 (32)	147 (35)
Ethnicity
African Americans	64 (45)	207 (49)	0.45
Hispanics	77 (54)	208 (49)
Others	1 (1)	8 (2)
HIV viral load
< 75 Copies	126 (89)	295 (70)	< 0.0001
> 75 Copies	16 (11)	128 (30)

HIV: Human immunodeficiency virus.