Table 1 Distribution of positive spot count results

From: Factors associated with completion of bowel cancer screening and the potential effects of simplifying the screening test algorithm

 

gFOBt Kit 1

gFOBt Kit 2

gFOBt Kit 3

gFOBt-positive spot count

Number

%

Number

%

Number

%

0

1 340 055

95.08

44 857

72.56

35 615

83.27

1

34 805

2.47

5774

9.34

3282

7.67

2

21 225

1.51

5552

8.98

2487

5.81

3

4700

0.33

2019

3.27

628

1.47

4

4411

0.31

1819

2.94

494

1.16

5

1798

0.13

859

1.39

128

0.30

6

2341

0.17

941

1.52

136

0.32

Total

1 409 335

100

61 821

100

42 770

100

  1. Abbreviations: gFOBt=guaiac faecal occult blood test; NHS=National Health Service.
  2. Participants aged between 60 and 69 years who returned at least one gFOBt kit in response to their first screening invitation from the NHS Bowel Cancer Screening Southern Programme Hub.
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