Patient Characteristics of Cohort of 631 Patients
| Variables | All Patients (n = 631), Mean (STD)/Frequency (%) | Mt-sDNA (n = 323) | FIT (n = 308) | P Value* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 69.19 (10.57) | 69.55 (7.95) | 68.82 (12.76) | .39 |
| Sex | ||||
| Female | 349 (55.3) | 205 (63.47) | 144 (46.75) | <.0001 |
| Male | 282 (44.7) | 118 (41.84) | 164 (53.25) | |
| Hispanic | ||||
| No | 573 (99.13)) | 285 (99.30) | 288 (98.97) | .66 |
| Yes | 5 (0.87) | 2 (0.70) | 3 (1.03) | |
| Race | ||||
| Asian | 3 (0.49) | 0 (0.00) | 3 (0.99) | |
| Black | 48 (7.77) | 17 (5.41) | 31 (10.20) | |
| Other | 1 (0.16) | 0 (0.00) | 1 (0.33) | .064 |
| White | 563 (91.10) | 296 (94.27) | 267 (87.83) | |
| Hispanic | 2 (0.32) | 1 (0.32) | 1 (0.33) | |
| Native | 1 (0.16) | 0 (0.00) | 1 (0.33) | |
| Insurance | ||||
| Commercial | 301 (47.7) | 151 (46.7) | 150 (48.7) | |
| Medicaid | 11 (1.7) | 5 (1.6) | 6 (1.9) | |
| Medicare | 290 (46) | 158 (48.9) | 132 (42.9) | .18 |
| Self-pay | 9 (1.4) | 3 (0.9) | 6 (1.9) | |
| Unknown | 20 (3.2) | 6 (1.9) | 14 (4.6) | |
| Specialty | ||||
| Family Medicine | 368 (58.3) | 143 (44.3) | 225 (73) | |
| Internal Medicine | 242 (38.3) | 163 (50.5) | 79 (25.7) | |
| GI | 20 (3.2) | 16 (4.9) | 4 (1.3) | <.0001 |
| Gynecology | 1 (0.2) | 1 (0.3) | 0 (0) | |
| Provider Gender | ||||
| Female | 317 (50.2) | 175 (54.2) | 142 (26.1) | .43 |
| Male | 314 (49.8) | 148 (45.8) | 166 (53.9) | |
| Mid-Level Provider | ||||
| Yes | 37 (5.9) | 22 (6.8) | 15 (4.9) | .3 |
| No (physician) | 594 (94.1) | 301 (93.2) | 293 (95.1) |
↵*P value was based on the comparison between two cohorts (FIT, mt-sDNA) of patients.
GI, gastroenterology; FIT, fecal immunochemical testin; STD, standard deviation.