Table 3 Events of side effects occurred within 3 months after colonoscopy according to gender and age group.

From: Fecal Occult Blood Test Results of the National Colorectal Cancer Screening Program in South Korea (2006–2013)

Gender

Male

Female

Male

Female

P value

Age group

50–59

60–69

over 70

P for trend

50–59

60–69

over 70

P for trend

Bleeding

107 (0.10)

97 (0.11)

67 (0.15)

0.013

47 (0.04)

54 (0.07)

21 (0.05)

0.156

271 (0.11)

122 (0.05)

<0.001

Perforation

68 (0.06)

86 (0.10)

59 (0.13)

<0.001

30 (0.03)

32 (0.04)

19 (0.05)

0.037

213 (0.09)

81 (0.04)

<0.001

Infection

27 (0.02)

13 (0.01)

11 (0.02)

0.621

13 (0.01)

8 (0.01)

4 (0.01)

0.735

51 (0.02)

25 (0.01)

0.007

Others

5 (0.00)

7 (0.01)

3 (0.01)

0.510

4 (0.00)

2 (0.00)

1 (0.00)

0.674

15 (0.01)

7 (0.00)

0.121

  1. Values are presented in units of number (%). Corresponding Korean Classification of Diseases (KCD) codes that had been input in the Korean National Health Insurance Service (KNHIS) database within 3 months period after colonoscopy for each category are as follows; bleeding: hemorrhage, and hematoma; perforation: injury, traumatic perforation, and accidental perforation; infection: infection following a procedure; others: air embolism, shock resulting from a procedure, and complications of surgical and medical care.
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