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Table 4 Colonoscopy results depending on participating reference hospital. Results are expressed as n (%)

From: Appropriateness of colonoscopy requests according to EPAGE-II in the Spanish region of Catalonia

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Reference Hospitals

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Type of Diagnosis

Total (nā€‰=ā€‰1975)

H1 (nā€‰=ā€‰310)

H2 (nā€‰=ā€‰300)

H3 (nā€‰=ā€‰412)

H4 (n =312)

H5 (nā€‰=ā€‰352)

H6 (nā€‰=ā€‰289)

P

Normal

388 (19.64Ā %)

49 (15.81Ā %)

68 (22.67Ā %)

31 (7.52Ā %)

101 (32.37Ā %)

48 (13.64Ā %)

91 (31.49Ā %)

<0.001

Haemorrhoids

594 (30.07Ā %)

130 (41.94)

109 (36.33Ā %)

130 (31.55Ā %)

45 (14.42Ā %)

133 (37.78Ā %)

47 (16.26Ā %)

<0.001

Adenomas

377 (19.08Ā %)

49 (15.81Ā %)

70 (23.33Ā %)

88 (21.36Ā %)

56 (17.95Ā %)

75 (31.31Ā %)

39 (13.49Ā %)

<0.001

Diverticular disease

297 (15.03Ā %)

51 (16.45Ā %)

32 (10.67Ā %)

42 (10.19Ā %)

44 (14.10Ā %)

67 (19.03Ā %)

61 (21.11Ā %)

0.001

CRC

46 (2.32Ā %)

8 (2.58Ā %)

10 (3.33Ā %)

8 (1.94Ā %)

7 (2.24Ā %)

6 (1.70Ā %)

7 (2.42Ā %)

0.932

IID

24 (1.21Ā %)

5 (1.61Ā %)

6 (2.00Ā %)

6 (1.46Ā %)

0 (0.00Ā %)

4 (1.14Ā %)

3 (1.04Ā %)

0.129

Other diagnosis

249 (12.60Ā %)

18 (5.81Ā %)

5 (1.67Ā %)

107 (25.97Ā %)

59 (18.91Ā %)

19 (5.40Ā %)

41 (14.19Ā %)

<0.001

  1. CRC Colorectal cancer, IID Inflammatory Intestinal disease (includes ulcerative colitis. and Crohnā€™s disease)