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Table 2 Self reported health information for all subjects enrolled in the study

From: Improving compliance to colorectal cancer screening using blood and stool based tests in patients refusing screening colonoscopy in Germany

  

Total

Refused colonoscopy

N

%

95% CI*

Health status

     
 

Good

130

82

63.1

54.5–70.9

 

Poor

41

26

63.4

48.1–76.4

Self evaluated – Risk of CRC

     
 

Small

148

97

65.5

57.6–72.7

 

Large

23

11

47.8

29.2–67.0

Frequency of regular exercise**

     
 

0–1

81

39

48.1

37.6–58.9

 

1+

91

70

76.9

67.3–84.4

Diet

     
 

Calorie Rich, Sweets, Animal Fats and Red Meat

18

8

44.4

24.6–66.3

 

Fresh Fruit, Vegetables, White Meat and Fish

57

35

61.4

48.4–72.9

 

Varied – a bit of everything

97

66

68.0

58.2–76.5

Alcohol consumption

     
 

Up to 2–3 per week

155

98

63.2

55.4–70.4

 

Daily

14

8

57.1

32.6–78.6

Smoking

     
 

Non Smoking

134

85

63.4

55.0–71.1

 

Smoking

38

24

63.2

47.3–76.6

Number of physician visits in last year

     
 

<15

44

30

68.2

53.4–80.0

 

15+

123

75

61.0

52.1–69.1

  1. *Confidence Interval.
  2. **Significant based on χ2 test.