Table 1 Population characteristics.
From: A colonoscopy quality improvement intervention in an endoscopy unit
Phase 1 | Phase 2 | P | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n = 134 | (%) | n = 133 | (%) | ||
Men | 73 | 54.5 | 66 | 49.6 | 0.43 |
Women | 61 | 45.5 | 67 | 50.4 | |
Unit | |||||
Outpatients | 89 | 66.4 | 91 | 68.5 | 0.06 |
GE inpatients | 22 | 16.3 | 32 | 24.0 | |
Non GE inpatients | 23 | 17.3 | 10 | 7.5 | |
Applicant practitionner | |||||
General practitioner | 40 | 29.9 | 57 | 42.9 | 0.06 |
Own gastroenterologist | 53 | 39.5 | 37 | 27.8 | |
Other gastroenterologist | 1 | 0.7 | 3 | 2.2 | |
Other specialist | 40 | 29.9 | 36 | 27.1 | |
Colonoscopy indication | |||||
FIT | 30 | 22.4 | 6 | 4.5 | 0.02 |
Symptoms | 52 | 38.8 | 48 | 36.1 | |
IBD | 15 | 11.2 | 17 | 12.8 | |
Personal history | 11 | 8.2 | 26 | 19.6 | |
Familial antecedent | 15 | 11.2 | 13 | 9.8 | |
Other (before surgery) | 11 | 8.2 | 23 | 17.2 | |
Mean | SD | Mean | SD | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 59.9 | 15.4 | 57.9 | 14.5 | 0.17 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 26.6 | 6.2 | 26.2 | 6.6 | 0.8 |
