Reducing Colorectal Cancer Incidence and Disparities: Performance and Outcomes of a Screening Colonoscopy Program in South Carolina
Table 2
SCOPE SC beneficiary demographics and corresponding adenoma detection rates ().
Number of beneficiaries
Adenoma detection rate
Advanced neoplasm detection rate
Geographic region
Upstate
142 (21.5%)
38/141 (27.0%)
16/141 (11.3%)
Midlands
501 (75.3%)
140/498 (28.1%)
33/498 (6.6%)
Low country
22 (3.3%)
6/22 (27.3%)
2/22 (9.1%)
Patients
Gender
Male
192 (28.9%)
66/191 (34.6%)
19/191 (9.9%)
Female
473 (71.1%)
118/470 (25.1%)
32/470 (6.8%)
Race*
White
164 (24.9%)
51/163 (31.3%)
17/163 (10.4%)
Black
468 (71.1%)
123/465 (26.5%)
31/465 (6.7%)
Other
26 (4.0%)
5/26 (19.2%)
2/26 (7.7%)
Age (years)**
45–49***
77 (11.6%)
20/77 (26%)
6/77 (7.8%)
50–59
426 (64.4%)
120/423 (28.4%)
35/423 (8.3%)
60–64
159 (24.0%)
43/158 (27.2%)
9/158 (5.7%)
Family history
Yes
85 (12.8%)
25/85 (29.4%)
9/85 (10.6%)
No or missing****
580 (87.2%)
159/576 (27.6%)
42/576 (7.3%)
Note: denominators for adenoma and advanced neoplasm detection rate vary due to missing data.
*Race information was missing for 7 patients.
**Age information was missing for 1 patient.
***Includes 14 Whites screened due to a family history of colorectal cancer.
****Question design did not permit distinction between absence of family history and nonresponse.
