Table 3 Data comparison between studies comparing IBD incidence from FIT screening programs.

From: Inflammatory bowel disease uncovered in fecal immunochemical test positive patients in a Canadian provincial colon cancer screening program

n

Rodriguez-Lago et al.

Bedi et al.

110

191

Median age

57

58

Smoking history (%)

10

12

Ulcerative Colitis (%)

71.8

30.4

Crohn’s Disease (%)

21.8

57.1

IBDU (%)

6.4

12.5

UC distribution

 Proctitis (%)

32

25.8

 Left-sided (%)

33

37.9

 Extensive/pancolitis (%)

35

36.2

CD distribution

 Ileal (%)

42

14.7

 Colonic (%)

37

45

 Ileocolonic (%)

21

40.3

 Upper gastrointestinal tract (%)

0

0

 Perianal (%)

0

0

 TI intubation (%)

38

71.2

 Any treatment (%)

73.6

64.9

 Oral Mesalamine (%)

57.2

48.7

 Rectal Mesalamine (%)

30.9

17.8

 Steroids (%)

14.5

18.3

 Azathioprine (%)

5.5

6.8

 Methotrexate (%)

0.9

2.6

 Biologic (%)

1.8

17.8

 Surgery (%)

1.8

2.1

 Follow-up period, median (months)

25

25

  1. Significant values are in bold.
  2. UC ulcerative colitis, CD Crohn’s disease, IBDU Inflammatory Bowel Disease unclassified, TI terminal ileum.