Table 1 Study population, time to colonoscopy and adherence to colonoscopy at 1 year-Univariate analysis
From: Barriers to completing colonoscopy after a positive fecal occult blood test
Variable | Values | N | Population distribution (%) | Adhered to colonoscopy (12 months, %) | p-value for adherence | Mean number of days to colonoscopy (SD) | p-value for time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | Male | 24,082 | 53.2 | 63.3 | 0.170 | 77.7(69.8) | 0.026 |
Female | 21,199 | 46.8 | 64.0 | 75.9(67.3) | |||
Age group | 50–55 | 9626 | 21.3 | 65.1 | 0.001> | 75.6 (68.2) | 0.001> |
56–60 | 9063 | 20.0 | 64.1 | 75.0(66.9) | |||
61–65 | 10,668 | 23.6 | 64.6 | 76.7(68.7) | |||
66–70 | 8853 | 19.6 | 63.7 | 77.4(70.0) | |||
71–75 | 7071 | 15.6 | 59.5 | 80.9(69.5) | |||
SESa | 1–5 | 3540 | 8.1 | 54.2 | 0.001> | 83.5(74.0) | 0.001> |
6–10 | 17,530 | 40.0 | 64.1 | 77.4(69.2) | |||
11–15 | 18,307 | 41.8 | 65.6 | 76.7(68.2) | |||
16–20 | 4459 | 10.2 | 66.5 | 72.3(65.7) | |||
Ethnicity | Jewish Orthodox | 5946 | 16.4 | 61.7 | 0.001> | 76.6(69.4) | 0.007 |
Arab | 2112 | 5.8 | 44.8 | 84.0 (79.0) | |||
Jewish Secular | 28,271 | 77.8 | 63.6 | 77.0(68.0) | |||
Districtb | Central | 12,456 | 23.0 | 61.4 | 0.001> | 78.3(65.8) | 0.069 |
Southern | 17,054 | 43.5 | 67.7 | 77.4 (69.9) | |||
Northern | 9881 | 20.1 | 60.9 | 77.4(68.9) | |||
Jerusalem | 5126 | 13.4 | 60.0 | 74.1 (68.8) | |||
Year of FIT | 2010 | 6904 | 15.2 | 55.8 | 0.001> | 88.9(73.9) | 0.001> |
2011 | 8551 | 18.9 | 61.8 | 83.6(72.2) | |||
2012 | 9185 | 20.3 | 63.2 | 76.5(68.8) | |||
2013 | 9846 | 21.7 | 66.6 | 74.1(65.1) | |||
2014 | 10,795 | 23.8 | 67.7 | 68.5(64.7) | Â | ||
Peripherality Index of locality | Highly peripheral | 3660 | 10.2 | 61.0 | 0.001> | 78.2(75.1) | 0.001> |
Medium | 9259 | 25.8 | 65.4 | 71.8(69.0) | |||
Centralised | 23,036 | 64.1 | 62.9 | 78.4(67.8) |