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Table 6 Univariate and multivariate analyses of predictors of advanced neoplasia in the entire cohort

Variable	Univariate analysis			Multivariate analysis
	OR	95%CI	P value	OR	95%CI	P value
Gender: Male	1.78	1.34-2.36	< 0.001	1.80	1.35-2.40	< 0.001
Increasing age (continuous variable)	1.04	1.02-1.06	< 0.001	1.04	1.02-1.06	< 0.001
Family history of CRC	1.07	0.68-1.68	0.77	2.07	1.49-2.87	< 0.001
No previous colonoscopy	1.83	1.39-2.52	< 0.001
Aspirin use	0.96	0.58-1.60	0.89
Diabetes	0.81	0.52-1.26	0.36
Symptoms of CRC	0.90	0.68-1.19	0.65

CRC: Colorectal cancer; OR: Odds ratio; CI: Confidence interval.