Hospital Prevalence of Colorectal Cancer among Colonoscopy Recipients Attending a Tertiary Hospital in Oman: A Cross-Sectional Study
Purpose. Evidence from industrialized/developed countries showed that colorectal cancer (CRC) incidence rates have significantly dropped due to the widespread use of colonoscopy. In Arab countries, however, the CRC had been reported to have increased. Despite the concerted effort in the primary prev...
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| author | Alanoud F. Alsumait Yahya M. Al-Farsi Mostafa I. Waly Issa S. Al-Qarshoobi Samir Al-Adawi Nawaf H. Albali Mansour S. Al-Moundhri |
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| description | Purpose. Evidence from industrialized/developed countries showed that colorectal cancer (CRC) incidence rates have significantly dropped due to the widespread use of colonoscopy. In Arab countries, however, the CRC had been reported to have increased. Despite the concerted effort in the primary prevention and widespread use of colonoscopy, to our knowledge, there have been no reports of the prevalence rate of CRC among colonoscopy recipients from Oman. This study aims to explore the CRC prevalence estimates over selected sociodemographic characteristics among colonoscopy-recipients at a tertiary hospital in Oman over five years of follow-up. The regional variations in Oman were also examined in this study. Methods. This hospital-based cross-sectional study reviewed reports of colonoscopies performed over 5-years of retrospective follow-up at a tertiary hospital in Oman. CRC prevalence estimates were calculated over age, gender, governorate, and time of follow-up. Results. A total of 442 CRC cases were enumerated among 3701 colonoscopies, with an overall CRC prevalence estimate of 11.9 per 100 colonoscopies (95% CI: 10.9, 13.0). Gender-specific CRC prevalence was higher among males compared with females (13.3 vs. 10.5). Age-specific CRC prevalence increased with advancing age, from 2.8 among those less than 40 years of age to 26.5 among aged 70 years or more. Regional CRC prevalence was highest among residents in Batinah Governorate. Over the 5-years of follow-up, there was a slow rise in CRC prevalence with an annual increment of 0.59%. Conclusion. The study provides supportive evidence for a steady increase in CRC prevalence over age categories and years of follow-up and depicted the variations of gender-specific CRC prevalence estimates over increasing age categories. The study calls for timely formulation and adoption of national CRC screening programs centered on the colonoscopy use as primary prevention and maximizing its utilization and efficiency. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-ec5bb11daa534a41bbe497e5f69a5b982025-02-03T06:43:24ZengWileyThe Scientific World Journal2356-61401537-744X2020-01-01202010.1155/2020/58631265863126Hospital Prevalence of Colorectal Cancer among Colonoscopy Recipients Attending a Tertiary Hospital in Oman: A Cross-Sectional StudyAlanoud F. Alsumait0Yahya M. Al-Farsi1Mostafa I. Waly2Issa S. Al-Qarshoobi3Samir Al-Adawi4Nawaf H. Albali5Mansour S. Al-Moundhri6Department of Family Medicine & Public Health, College of Medicine & Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University Muscat, Oman. P.O. Box 35, P.C. 123 Al-Khoudh, Muscat, OmanDepartment of Family Medicine & Public Health, College of Medicine & Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University Muscat, Oman. P.O. Box 35, P.C. 123 Al-Khoudh, Muscat, OmanDepartment of Food Sciences & Nutrition, College of Agriculture & Marine Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman. P.O. Box 35, P.C. 123 Al-Khoudh, OmanDepartment of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine & Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University Muscat, Oman. P.O. Box 35, P.C. 123 Al-Khoudh, Muscat, OmanDepartment of Behavioral Medicine, College of Medicine & Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman. P.O. Box 35, P.C. 123 Al-Khoudh, OmanField Epidemiology Training Program, Deputyship of Public Health, Ministry of Health Saudi Arabia, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine & Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University Muscat, Oman. P.O. Box 35, P.C. 123 Al-Khoudh, Muscat, OmanPurpose. Evidence from industrialized/developed countries showed that colorectal cancer (CRC) incidence rates have significantly dropped due to the widespread use of colonoscopy. In Arab countries, however, the CRC had been reported to have increased. Despite the concerted effort in the primary prevention and widespread use of colonoscopy, to our knowledge, there have been no reports of the prevalence rate of CRC among colonoscopy recipients from Oman. This study aims to explore the CRC prevalence estimates over selected sociodemographic characteristics among colonoscopy-recipients at a tertiary hospital in Oman over five years of follow-up. The regional variations in Oman were also examined in this study. Methods. This hospital-based cross-sectional study reviewed reports of colonoscopies performed over 5-years of retrospective follow-up at a tertiary hospital in Oman. CRC prevalence estimates were calculated over age, gender, governorate, and time of follow-up. Results. A total of 442 CRC cases were enumerated among 3701 colonoscopies, with an overall CRC prevalence estimate of 11.9 per 100 colonoscopies (95% CI: 10.9, 13.0). Gender-specific CRC prevalence was higher among males compared with females (13.3 vs. 10.5). Age-specific CRC prevalence increased with advancing age, from 2.8 among those less than 40 years of age to 26.5 among aged 70 years or more. Regional CRC prevalence was highest among residents in Batinah Governorate. Over the 5-years of follow-up, there was a slow rise in CRC prevalence with an annual increment of 0.59%. Conclusion. The study provides supportive evidence for a steady increase in CRC prevalence over age categories and years of follow-up and depicted the variations of gender-specific CRC prevalence estimates over increasing age categories. The study calls for timely formulation and adoption of national CRC screening programs centered on the colonoscopy use as primary prevention and maximizing its utilization and efficiency.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/5863126 |
| spellingShingle | Alanoud F. Alsumait Yahya M. Al-Farsi Mostafa I. Waly Issa S. Al-Qarshoobi Samir Al-Adawi Nawaf H. Albali Mansour S. Al-Moundhri Hospital Prevalence of Colorectal Cancer among Colonoscopy Recipients Attending a Tertiary Hospital in Oman: A Cross-Sectional Study The Scientific World Journal |
| title | Hospital Prevalence of Colorectal Cancer among Colonoscopy Recipients Attending a Tertiary Hospital in Oman: A Cross-Sectional Study |
| title_full | Hospital Prevalence of Colorectal Cancer among Colonoscopy Recipients Attending a Tertiary Hospital in Oman: A Cross-Sectional Study |
| title_fullStr | Hospital Prevalence of Colorectal Cancer among Colonoscopy Recipients Attending a Tertiary Hospital in Oman: A Cross-Sectional Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Hospital Prevalence of Colorectal Cancer among Colonoscopy Recipients Attending a Tertiary Hospital in Oman: A Cross-Sectional Study |
| title_short | Hospital Prevalence of Colorectal Cancer among Colonoscopy Recipients Attending a Tertiary Hospital in Oman: A Cross-Sectional Study |
| title_sort | hospital prevalence of colorectal cancer among colonoscopy recipients attending a tertiary hospital in oman a cross sectional study |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/5863126 |
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