Table 4 Symptoms reported by patients and doctors when a faecal immunochemical test (FIT) was requested in primary care, stratified for outcome
FIT | Significant colorectal disease | CRC or IBD | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Symptom (n) | With symptom | FIT positive (%) | Sign CRD, total | Symptom + no sign CRD (% of total without CRD) | Symptom + sign CRD (% of total with CRD) | p | CRC or IBD, total | Symptom + no CRC or IBD (% of total without CRC/IBD) | Symptom + CRC or IBD (% of total with CRC/IBD) | p |
Abdominal pain | ||||||||||
Patient (364) | 220a | 74 (33.6) | 27 | 206 (61.1) | 14 (51.9) | 0.46 | 19 | 210 (60.9) | 10 (52.6) | 0.64 |
Doctor (350) | 201 | 58 (28.9) | 26 | 187 (57.7) | 14 (53.8) | 0.86 | 18 | 193 (58.1) | 8 (44.4) | 0.37 |
Diarrhoea | ||||||||||
Patient (361) | 173a | 63 (36.4) | 27 | 157 (47.0) | 16 (59.3) | 0.31 | 19 | 160 (46.8) | 13 (68.4) | 0.11 |
Doctor (342) | 151 | 54 (35.8) | 26 | 134 (42.4) | 17 (65.4) | 0.04 | 18 | 139 (42.9) | 12 (66.7) | 0.08 |
Urgency | ||||||||||
Patient (360) | 146a | 56 (38.4) | 26 | 133 (39.8) | 13 (50.0) | 0.42 | 19 | 135 (39.6) | 11 (57.9) | 0.18 |
Doctor (321) | 72 | 30 (41.7) | 23 | 64 (21.5) | 8 (34.8) | 0.23 | 16 | 66 (21.6) | 6 (37.5) | 0.21 |
Constipation | ||||||||||
Patient (359) | 147a | 52 (35.4) | 26 | 134 (40.2) | 13 (50.0) | 0.44 | 19 | 138 (40.6) | 9 (47.4) | 0.73 |
Doctor (340) | 94 | 29 (30.9) | 26 | 89 (28.3) | 5 (19.2) | 0.44 | 18 | 91 (28.3) | 3 (16.7) | 0.42 |
Incomplete evacuation | ||||||||||
Patient (361) | 162a | 59 (36.4) | 26 | 149 (44.5) | 13 (50.0) | 0.73 | 19 | 153 (44.7) | 9 (47.4) | 1.00 |
Doctor (308) | 55 | 20 (36.4) | 22 | 52 (18.2) | 3 (13.6) | 0.78 | 14 | 55 (18.7) | 0 | 0.08 |
Reflux symptoms | ||||||||||
Patient (362) | 76a | 21 (27.6) | 27 | 73 (21.8) | 3 (11.1) | 0.29 | 19 | 74 (21.6) | 2 (10.5) | 0.39 |
Doctor (306) | 44 | 9 (20.5) | 21 | 40 (14.0) | 4 (19.0) | 0.52 | 15 | 43 (14.8) | 1 (6.7) | 0.71 |
Change in bowel habits | ||||||||||
Patient (342) | 164 | 55 (33.5) | 26 | 150 (47.5) | 14 (53.8) | 0.67 | 19 | 154 (47.7) | 10 (52.6) | 0.85 |
Doctor (346) | 158 | 60 (38.0) | 26 | 144 (45.0) | 14 (53.8) | 0.51 | 18 | 149 (45.4) | 9 (50.0) | 0.89 |
Rectal bleeding | ||||||||||
Patient (347) | 151 | 62 (41.1) | 27 | 132 (41.3) | 19 (70.4) | 0.006 | 19 | 136 (41.5) | 15 (78.9) | 0.003 |
Doctor (336) | 91 | 43 (47.3) | 24 | 79 (25.3) | 12 (50.0) | 0.02 | 17 | 80 (25.1) | 11 (64.7) | 0.001 |
Black faeces | ||||||||||
Patient (338) | 72 | 30 (41.7) | 27 | 66 (21.2) | 6 (22.2) | 1.00 | 19 | 68 (21.3) | 4 (21.1) | 1.00 |
Doctor (337) | 20 | 11 (55.0) | 26 | 17 (5.5) | 3 (11.5) | 0.19 | 18 | 19 (6.0) | 1 (5.6) | 1.00 |
Weight loss | ||||||||||
Patient (343) | 65 | 29 (44.6) | 27 | 57 (18.0) | 8 (29.6) | 0.22 | 19 | 58 (17.9) | 7 (36.8) | 0.06 |
Doctor (333) | 45 | 20 (44.4) | 24 | 42 (13.6) | 3 (12.5) | 1.00 | 16 | 43 (13.6) | 2 (12.5) | 1.00 |