Retrospective Cohort Study
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2021.
World J Clin Oncol. Nov 24, 2021; 12(11): 1023-1036
Published online Nov 24, 2021. doi: 10.5306/wjco.v12.i11.1023
Table 3 Characteristics of individuals with Lynch syndrome who chose to undergo and/or completed small intestinal cancer surveillance

Surveillance chosen (n = 63)
Surveillance not chosen (n = 92)
P value
Surveillance completed (n = 26)
Surveillance not completed (n = 37)
P value
Age (yr), median (IQR)48 (37-59)42 (32-57)0.11456 (46-62)42 (33-54)0.007a
Female44 (70%)56 (61%)0.25221 (81%)23 (62%)0.113
Race0.7500.531
White 58 (92%)81 (88%)24 (92%)34 (92%)
Black1 (2%)2 (2%)0 (0%)1 (3%)
Asian3 (5%)4 (4%)2 (8%)1 (3%)
Other0 (0%)2 (2%)--
Unknown1 (2%)3 (3%)0 (0%)1 (3%)
Hispanic ethnicity1 (2%)1 (1%)0.9120 (0%)1 (3%)0.211
AJ ancestry5 (8%)11 (12%)0.6871 (4%)4 (11%)0.489
Lynch syndrome gene0.034a0.357
MLH110 (16%)19 (21%)5 (19%)5 (14%)
MSH2 or EPCAM24 (38%)16 (17%)7 (27%)17 (46%)
MSH614 (22%)31 (34%)8 (31%)6 (16%)
PMS215 (24%)26 (28%)6 (23%)9 (24%)
Personal history of cancer33 (52%)37 (40%)0.13517 (65%)16 (43%)0.083
Family history of SIC5 (8%)3 (3%)0.1821 (4%)4 (11%)0.340
Insurance 0.1110.314
Private 58 (92%)76 (83%)25 (96%)33 (89%)
Medicare 5 (8%)11 (12%)1 (4%)4 (11%)
Medicaid 0 (0%)5 (5%)--
Provider0.000a0.030a
Provider 139 (62%)82 (89%)17 (65%)22 (59%)
Provider 213 (21%)4 (4%)8 (31%)5 (14%)
Provider 311 (17%)6 (7%)1 (4%)10 (27%)