Table 2. Receipt of Colonoscopy Within 6 Months After a Positive Fecal Occult Blood Test or Flexible Sigmoidoscopy, by Randomization Group
Usual Care (n = 70)Nurse Navigation (n = 70)P Value
Colonoscopy Follow-up Within 6 Months
    Patients completing follow-up (n)5664
    Percentage* (95% CI)80.8 (71.7–89.9)91.0 (84.1–97.8).10
    Relative risk* (95% CI)1.0 (referent)1.13 (0.97–1.28)
    Risk difference* (95% CI)Referent10.1 (−1.5 to 21.7)

  • ↵* Adjusted for age, sex, race, and education.

  • CI, confidence interval.