Table 1 Characteristics of populations screened in the FIT pilot study.
First time (n, %) | Second time (n, %) | Third time or more (n, %) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Screen episode | 6773 | – | 4110 | 16,355 | – | |
Hub | ||||||
Southern | 3651 | 53.9% | 2421 | 58.9% | 8671 | 53.0% |
Midlands and North West | 3122 | 46.1% | 1689 | 41.1% | 7684 | 47.0% |
Sex | ||||||
Male | 3445 | 50.9% | 1910 | 46.5% | 7479 | 45.7% |
Female | 3328 | 49.1% | 2200 | 53.5% | 8876 | 54.3% |
Age group (years) | ||||||
59–64 | 5187 | 76.6% | 3168 | 77.1% | 2799 | 17.1% |
65–69 | 952 | 14.1% | 180 | 4.4% | 8553 | 52.3% |
70–75 | 634 | 9.4% | 762 | 18.5% | 5003 | 30.6% |
IMD quintile | ||||||
IMD 1 | 977 | 14.4% | 414 | 10.1% | 1625 | 9.9% |
IMD 2 | 1060 | 15.7% | 627 | 15.3% | 2394 | 14.6% |
IMD 3 | 1480 | 21.9% | 907 | 22.1% | 3496 | 21.4% |
IMD 4 | 1582 | 23.4% | 1015 | 24.7% | 4089 | 25.0% |
IMD 5 | 1673 | 24.7% | 1145 | 27.9% | 4750 | 29.0% |
IMD n/k* | 1 | <0.1% | 2 | <0.1% | 1 | <0.1% |
