Incidence rates per 1000 patient-years of PCCRC from eight published articles during 2000–2017 and the present study
| Study | Total number of subjects | Follow-up (years) | Cases of PCCRC | Incidence per 1000 person-years |
| Alberts et al 33 | 1303 | 35 months (median) | 9 | 2.4 |
| Citarda et al 34 | 1693 | 10.5 (mean) | 6 | 0.4 |
| Robertson et al 35 | 2915 | 3.7 (mean) | 19 | 1.7 |
| Pabby et al 36 | 2079 | 2.79 (mean) | 13 | 2.2 |
| Lieberman et al 37 | 1171 | 5.5 (mean) | 1.7 | |
| Leung et al 38 | 1297 | 10 (median) | 9 | 1.2 |
| Belderbos et al 39 | 107 744 | 5.1 (mean) | 1031 | 1.88 |
| Samadder et al 40 | 131 349 | 171 | 0.55 | |
| Present study | 7818 | 10.52 (mean) | 15 | 0.38 |
PCCRC, post-colonoscopy colorectal cancer.