Table 2 Comparison of study population by follow-up period
From: Time to follow up after an abnormal finding in organized gastric cancer screening in Korea
Variables | Follow-up time <90 days | Follow-up time ≥90 days | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Number (%) | P -value | |||
Total | 2059 (86.1) | 332 (13.9) | ||
Age | 40–49 | 328 (91.1) | 32 (8.9) | <0.0001 |
50–59 | 544 (89.6) | 63 (10.4) | ||
60–69 | 806 (85.5) | 137 (14.5) | ||
70+ | 381 (79.2) | 100 (20.8) | ||
Sex | Male | 1418 (86.4) | 223 (13.6) | 0.5356 |
Female | 641 (85.5) | 109 (14.5) | ||
Result | Suspicion of cancer | 397 (59.4) | 271 (40.6) | <0.0001 |
Cancer | 1662 (96.5) | 61 (3.5) | ||
Health Insurance | Medical Aids | 103 (71.0) | 42 (29.0) | <0.0001 |
NHI premium in the lower 50% | 860 (90.2) | 94 (9.9) | ||
NHI premium in the upper 50% | 1096 (84.8) | 196 (15.2) | ||
Method | UGIS | 235 (58.6) | 166 (41.4) | <0.0001 |
EGD | 1824 (91.7) | 166 (8.3) | ||
Symptom | ||||
Fatigue | No | 1708 (86.2) | 273 (13.8) | 0.7454 |
Yes | 351 (85.6) | 59 (14.4) | ||
Abdominal pain and discomfort | No | 1449 (84.6) | 263 (15.4) | 0.0009 |
Yes | 610 (89.8) | 69 (10.2) | ||
Abdominal bloating | No | 1783 (85.6) | 300 (14.4) | 0.0573 |
Yes | 276 (89.6) | 32 (10.4) | ||
Indigestion | No | 1807 (85.9) | 297 (14.1) | 0.3774 |
Yes | 252 (87.8) | 35 (12.2) | ||
Changes in bowel habits | No | 1805 (86.2) | 289 (13.8) | 0.7523 |
Yes | 254 (85.5) | 43 (14.5) | ||
Weight loss | No | 1966 (86.1) | 317 (13.9) | 0.9991 |
Yes | 93 (86.1) | 15 (13.9) | ||