Research Article
Adenoma and Polyp Detection Rates in Colonoscopy according to Indication
Table 1
Patient demographics and clinical indications for colonoscopy (
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| Characteristic | Number (%) |
| Mean age, years | 62.5 (±10.5) |
| Sex | Male | 1759 (51.2%) | Female | 1677 (48.8%) |
| Indication | Screening | 1690 (49.2%) | Surveillance | 1008 (29.3%) | Change in bowel habit | 287 (8.4%) | Gastrointestinal bleeding | 200 (5.8%) | Colitides | 103 (3.0%) | Pain | 96 (2.8%) | Miscellaneous | 52 (1.5%) |
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