Here are 15 demographic statistics on the patients undergoing colonoscopy and three statistics on the type of facility where the procedure was performed from 2001 to 2005, according to the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases’ Burden of Digestive Diseases in the United States report.
Patient demographics
Age
• 20 to 29: 1.7 percent
• 30 to 39: 4 percent
• 40 to 49: 11.7 percent
• 50 to 59: 32.9 percent
• 60 to 69: 25.6 percent
• 70 to 79: 18.4 percent
• 80+: 5.9 percent
Race/ethnicity
• Non-Hispanic White: 85.9 percent
• Non-Hispanic Black: 6.4 percent
• Hispanic: 5.3 percent
• Asian/Pacific Islander: 1.5 percent
• American Indian/Alaskan Native: 0.8 percent
• Multiracial Non-Hispanic: 0.2 percent
Sex
• Female: 49.6 percent
• Male: 50.4 percent
Where was colonoscopy performed?
• Ambulatory surgery center: 57.4 percent
• Hospital: 40.9 percent
• Office: 1.7 percent
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