Table 1 Characteristics of study population among the Korea national colorectal cancer screening program during 8 years (2006–2013).
FOBT positive (n) | FOBT negative (n) | Total (n) | Total (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | ||||
Male | 693,131 | 8,590,962 | 9,284,093 | 45.0 |
Female | 618,978 | 10,706,838 | 11,325,816 | 55.0 |
Age group | ||||
50–59 | 561,217 | 8,865,910 | 9,427,127 | 45.7 |
60–69 | 456,717 | 6,734,840 | 7,191,557 | 34.9 |
over 70 | 294,175 | 3,697,050 | 3,991,225 | 19.4 |
Year | ||||
2006 | 90,244 | 1,074,573 | 1,164,817 | 5.7 |
2007 | 101,394 | 1,286,726 | 1,388,120 | 6.7 |
2008 | 125,602 | 1,706,382 | 1,831,984 | 8.9 |
2009 | 143,333 | 2,137,988 | 2,281,321 | 11.1 |
2010 | 180,650 | 2,613,868 | 2,794,518 | 13.6 |
2011 | 196,055 | 2,861,220 | 3,057,275 | 14.8 |
2012 | 227,607 | 3,655,204 | 3,882,811 | 18.8 |
2013 | 247,224 | 3,961,839 | 4,209,063 | 20.4 |
Total | 1,312,109 | 19,297,800 | 20,609,909 | 100.0 |
