Double sampling of a faecal immunochemical test is not superior to single sampling for detection of colorectal neoplasia: a colonoscopy controlled prospective cohort study

Table 1 Primary indications for colonoscopy among 1096 consecutive patients enrolled for evaluation of double FIT sampling

Indication Group Symptomatic/suspect	Indication for colonoscopy	N
	Weight loss	11
	Clinical suspicion of diverticulitis	7
	Clinical suspicion of IBD	8
	Abdominal pain	110
	Anaemia	71
	Hematochezia	156
	Altered bowel habits	182
	Clinical or radiological suspicion of CRC	25
	Colonoscopy for polypectomy	21
	Diarrhoea	31
	Constipation	24
	Total	646
Screening & Surveillance	Average risk	39
	Familial history of CRC	111
	Lynch syndrome	17
	Polyp surveillance	196
	Post CRC surveillance	45
	Total	408
Other	Not specified/others	42
Grand total		1096

FIT = faecal immunochemical test, IBD = inflammatory bowel disease, CRC = colorectal cancer

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