Table 2 Diagnostic evaluation and first choice of imaging in the study samples, among respondents and the study populations.
From: Changes in diagnostic evaluation of patients with lung cancer symptoms
Study sample | Respondents | Respondents ≥ 40 years old | Reported at least one lung cancer symptom | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2012 | 2022 | 2012 | 2022 | 2012 | 2022 | 2012 | 2022 | |
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
Total | 100,000(100.0) | 100,000(100.0) | 49,706(100.0) | 31,415(100.0) | 35,958(100.0) | 22,077(100.0) | 5910(100.0) | 4883(100.0) |
Total imaging | 5931(5.9) | 5412(5.4) | 2958(6.0) | 2044(6.5) | 2568(7.1) | 1691(7.7) | 947(16.0) | 693(14.2) |
Chest X-ray | 5001(5.0) | 3280(3.3) | 2508(5.0) | 1233(3.9) | 2168(6.0) | 1001(4.5) | 836(14.1) | 460(9.4) |
CT of the thorax | 930(0.9) | 2132(2.1) | 450(0.9) | 811(2.6) | 400(1.1) | 690(3.1) | 111(1.9) | 233(4.8) |
