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Table 1 Demographics of patients and indications for colonoscopy (percent)

From: Gastronet survey on the use of one- or two-person technique for colonoscopy insertion

 

One-person technique

(n = 5925)

Two-person technique

(n = 924)

p-value

*Gender

   

   Male

2670 (45)

441 (48)

0.15

   Female

3228 (55)

481 (52)

 

*Age category

   

   < 61 years

2622 (44)

410 (45)

 

   61-65 years

911 (15)

154 (17)

0.55

   > 65 years

2367 (40)

357 (39)

 

Indications

   

   Symptoms

3728 (63)

594 (64)

 

   Controls (polyps, CRC, IBD)

1315 (22)

227 (25)

0.02

   Screening (including family predisposition)

480 (8.1)

54 (5.8)

 

   Other, unspecified

402 (6.8)

49 (5.3)

 
  1. 29 colonoscopies not reported with gender of patient and 28 without age category
  2. CRC = colorectal cancer
  3. IBD = chronic inflammatory bowel disease