Similar fecal immunochemical test results in screening and referral colorectal cancer

Table 1 Primary indications for colonoscopy

Indication group	Indication for colonoscopy	n
Symptomatic/suspect	Weight loss	52
	Clinical suspicion of diverticulitis	23
	Clinical suspicion of IBD	40
	Abdominal pain	310
	Anemia	174
	Hematochezia	418
	Altered bowel habits	416
	Clinical or radiological suspicion of CRC	49
	Colonoscopy for polypectomy	57
	Diarrhea	115
	Constipation	71
	Total	1725
Screening/surveillance	Average risk	69
	Familial history of CRC	387
	Lynch syndrome	42
	Polyp surveillance	491
	Post CRC surveillance	157
	Total	1146
Other	Not specified/others	143
Grand total		3014

Primary indications for colonoscopy among 3014 patients included in the referral arm of this study in a comparison of fecal immunochemical test results in screening and referral colorectal cancer (CRC) cases (exclusion criteria used in the referral arm of the study were age < 18 years, hospitalization, colostomy, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) or total colectomy).