Factors Predicting Fecal Occult Blood and Colorectal Cancer in Risk Group Population in Amphur Kra Tum Ban

Abstract

This research aimed to study rate of fecal occult blood and colorectal cancer (CRC) and factors predicting fecal occult blood and colorectal cancer in risk group, 1,454 persons in Amphur Kra Tum Ban who receiving colorectal screening. Data were analyzed by descriptive statistics, Chi-Square and Binary logistic regression.

The results showed that 18.88% found positive fecal occult blood and 0.02% of colorectal cancer. Factors predicted fecal occult blood were history of defecation abnormality (OR 9.02, 95% CI 5.72-14.21),  grilled food (OR 2.95, 95% CI 1.77-4.93), eating meat more than vegetable and fruit (OR 1.93, 95% CI 1.42-2.62), age (OR 1.03, 95% CI 1.01-1.04) and family history of cancer (OR 0.55, 95% CI 0.36-0.85). CRC was predicted by a model that included positive fecal occult blood (OR 16.39, 95% CI 5.34 – 50.29), eating meat more than vegetable and fruit (OR 6.06, 95% CI 1.74 – 21.17), history of defecation abnormality (OR 6.66, 95% CI 1.21 – 36.61), and history of alcohol consuption (OR 4.92, 95% CI 1.70 – 14.23).