Colorectal cancer screening in human immunodeficiency virus population: Are they at average risk?

Table 1 Age, gender and ethnicity in the study and control groups n (%)

	Underwent screening colonoscopy	Did not undergo screening colonoscopy	P value
Total	142 (25)	423 (75)
Age, yr (mean ± SD)	58 ± 5	56 ± 6	0.05
Gender
Men	97 (68)	276 (65)	0.54
Women	45 (32)	147 (35)
Ethnicity
African Americans	64 (45)	207 (49)	0.45
Hispanics	77 (54)	208 (49)
Others	1 (1)	8 (2)
HIV viral load
< 75 Copies	126 (89)	295 (70)	< 0.0001
> 75 Copies	16 (11)	128 (30)

HIV: Human immunodeficiency virus.

Table 2 Study group was further analyzed based on macroscopic findings during colonoscopy and cyto-pathological examination n (%)

	Total number	P value
Individuals underwent screening colonoscopy	142
Polyps
Total	78 (55)
Men	54 (56)	0.85
Women	24 (53)
Diverticulosis	44 (31)
Others	14 (10)
Pathology
Hyperplastic polyps	23 (16)
Normal colonic mucosa	10 (7)
Tubular adenoma
Total	45 (32)
Men	33 (34)	0.44
Women	12 (27)