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Table 5 Distribution of EPAGE II criteria depending on colonoscopy results. Results are expressed as n (%). EPAGE II criteria percentages are shown per row

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

Ā 

Total (nā€‰=ā€‰1478)

ā‰¤3 (nā€‰=ā€‰144)

4-6 (nā€‰=ā€‰245)

ā‰„7 (nā€‰=ā€‰1089)

p value

Ā 

Nā€‰=ā€‰1975

197

301

1477

Ā 

Normal

388 (19.6426.31Ā %)

40 (10.30Ā %)

75 (19.32Ā %)

273 (70.36Ā %)

0.134

Haemorrhoids

594 (30.07Ā %)

44 (7.40Ā %)

114 (19.19Ā %)

436 (73.40Ā %)

0.008

Adenomas

377 (19.08Ā %)

51 (13.52Ā %)

32 (8.48Ā %)

294 (77.98Ā %)

<0.001

Diverticular disease

297 (15.03Ā %)

36 12.12Ā %)

27 (9.09Ā %)

234 (78.78Ā %)

<0.001

CRC

46 (2.32Ā %)

0 (0.00Ā %)

1 (2.17Ā %)

45 (97.82Ā %)

<0.001

IID

24 (1.21Ā %)

5 (20.83Ā %)

6 (25.00Ā %)

13 (54.16Ā %)

0.056

Other

249 (12.60Ā %)

21 (8.43Ā %)

46 (18.44Ā %)

182 (73.09Ā %)

0.387

  1. CRC Colorectal cancer, IID Inflammatory Intestinal disease (includes ulcerative colitis, and Crohnā€™s disease)
  2. p-value corresponds to the Fisherā€™s exact test