Colorectal cancer screening for patients in the TC LHIN and in Ontario, by screening method and sociodemographic characteristics
| PATIENTS | ANY METHOD | COLONOSCOPY | FOBT | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TC LHIN | ONTARIO | TC LHIN | ONTARIO | TC LHIN | ONTARIO | |
| All eligible patients, % | 51.8 | 54.9 | 37.0 | 34.9 | 21.7 | 29.1 |
| Sociodemographic characteristics | ||||||
| Income quintile | ||||||
| • 1 (lowest), % | 44.3 | 47.3 | 27.3 | 27.7 | 21.3 | 25.4 |
| • 2, % | 46.9 | 52.0 | 29.5 | 31.1 | 22.9 | 28.7 |
| • 3, % | 49.5 | 54.9 | 34.0 | 34.0 | 21.8 | 30.0 |
| • 4, % | 52.4 | 57.7 | 37.5 | 37.2 | 22.2 | 31.0 |
| • 5 (highest), % | 62.1 | 61.1 | 51.1 | 42.6 | 21.1 | 30.7 |
| • 1:5 income quintile ratio | 0.71 | 0.78 | 0.53 | 0.65 | 1.01 | 0.83 |
| Age | ||||||
| • 50–59 y, % | 47.4 | 49.6 | 32.9 | 30.7 | 20.1 | 25.8 |
| • 60–74, y % | 55.8 | 59.5 | 40.7 | 38.4 | 23.4 | 32.4 |
| • Ratio by age | 0.85 | 0.83 | 0.81 | 0.80 | 0.86 | 0.79 |
| Sex | ||||||
| • Female, % | 54.9 | 57.6 | 38.6 | 36.2 | 24.7 | 31.8 |
| • Male, % | 48.6 | 52.1 | 35.4 | 33.4 | 18.7 | 26.5 |
| • Male:female ratio | 0.89 | 0.90 | 0.92 | 0.92 | 0.76 | 0.83 |
| Recent OHIP registrant | ||||||
| • Yes, % | 39.1 | 41.1 | 16.4 | 14.7 | 25.7 | 29.7 |
| • No, % | 52.0 | 55.1 | 37.4 | 35.2 | 21.6 | 29.1 |
| • Yes:no ratio | 0.75 | 0.74 | 0.44 | 0.42 | 1.19 | 1.02 |
FOBT—fecal occult blood test, OHIP—Ontario Health Insurance Plan, TC LHIN—Toronto Central Local Health Integration Network.