Xu M, Yang JY, Meng T. Effectiveness of colonoscopy, immune fecal occult blood testing, and risk-graded screening strategies in colorectal cancer screening. World J Gastrointest Surg 2024; 16(7): 2270-2280 [PMID: 39087098 DOI: 10.4240/wjgs.v16.i7.2270]
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Tao Meng, Doctor, Department of Colorectal Surgery, Qilu Hospital (Qingdao), Cheeloo College of Medicine, No. 758 Hefei Road, Qingdao 266000, Shandong Province, China. 18561810550@163.com
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Gastroenterology & Hepatology
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Randomized Controlled Trial
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World J Gastrointest Surg. Jul 27, 2024; 16(7): 2270-2280 Published online Jul 27, 2024. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v16.i7.2270
Table 1 Comparison of baseline data among 19373 subjects, n (%)
Index
Colonoscopy group (n = 3883)
FIT group (n = 7793)
Graded screening group (n = 7697)
P value
Gender
0.172
Male
1617 (41.6)
310 (42.5)
3155 (41.0)
Female
2266 (58.4)
4483 (57.5)
4542 (99.0)
Age (years)
0.545
50-54
906 (23.3)
1825 (23.4)
1836 (23.9)
55-59
830 (21.4)
1605 (20.6)
1574 (20.4)
60-64
992 (25.5)
1924 (24.7)
1886 (24.5)
65-69
807 (20.8)
1729 (22.2)
1658 (21.5)
70-74
348 (9.0)
712 (9.1)
743 (9.7)
Educational background
0.614
Junior high school and below
2701 (73.4)
5605 (72.2)
5595 (72.9)
High school
696 (18.0)
542 (19.9)
1495 (19.5)
University and above
281 (7.6)
621 (8.0)
582 (7.6)
Body mass index (kg/m²)
0.614
< 23
1395 (37.9)
2872 (37.01)
2860 (37.3)
≥ 23
2283 (62.1)
4896 (63.0)
4812 (62.7)
Smoking
646
Non-smoking
2978 (81.0)
6269 (80.7)
6154 (80.2)
Quit smoking
572 (15.6)
1217 (15.7)
1212 (15.8)
Smoking
28 (3.5)
282 (3.6)
306 (4.0)
Drinking
0.168
Never
2659 (72.3)
5722 (73.7)
5649 (73.6)
Occasionally
491 (13.3)
047 (13.5)
983 (12.8)
Law
528 (14.4)
999 (12.9)
1040 (13.6)
Family history of colorectal cancer among first-degree relatives
< 0.001
Yes
60 (4.4)
335 (4.3)
473 (6.2)
No
3427 (93.2)
7277 (93.7)
7018 (91.7)
Unclear
91 (2.5)
156 (2.0)
161 (2.1)
Table 2 Comparison of fecal occult blood test positivity rate and colonoscopy compliance rate between fecal occult blood test group and graded screening group
Screening plan
Baseline screening
First follow-up screening
Second follow-up screening
FIT positivity rate
Colonoscopy compliance rate
FIT positivity rate
Colonoscopy compliance rate
FIT positivity rate
Colonoscopy compliance rate
FIT group
13.7 (1071/7793)
76.3 (817/1071)
5.6 (341/6048)
75.7 (258/341)
5.5 (339/6113)
71.7 (2431339)
Graded screening group (Low-risk)
10.2 (782/7697)
76.9 (601/782)
3.8 (244/6352)
74.6 (182/244)
2.7 (163/6131)
0.1 (98/163)
Table 3 Comparison of detection rates of advanced tumors
Citation: Xu M, Yang JY, Meng T. Effectiveness of colonoscopy, immune fecal occult blood testing, and risk-graded screening strategies in colorectal cancer screening. World J Gastrointest Surg 2024; 16(7): 2270-2280