Table 1.
Screening information description by screening period
| 1990–1992, n (%) | 1993–1994, n (%) | 1995–1996, n (%) | 1997–1998, n (%) | 1999–2000, n (%) | 2001–2002, n (%) | 2003–2004, n (%) | 2005–2006, n (%) | Total, n | |
| Screening tests | 67 806 (1.4) | 233 407 (4.9) | 371 033 (7.8) | 485 800 (10.3) | 714 981 (15.1) | 849 415 (17.9) | 932 861 (19.7) | 1 084 195 (22.9) | 4 739 498 |
| Women screened (first screening) | 61 746 (3.9) | 178 245 (11.4) | 198 190 (12.7) | 198 721 (12.7) | 298 747 (19.1) | 240 817 (15.4) | 196 470 (12.6) | 192 428 (12.3) | 1 565 364 |
| Screening test (subsequent screening) | 6060 (0.2) | 55 162 (1.7) | 172 843 (5.4) | 287 079 (9.0) | 416 234 (13.1) | 608 598 (19.2) | 736 391 (23.2) | 891 767 (28.1) | 3 174 134 |
| Further assessments | 13 037 (3.4) | 24 013 (6.4) | 35 070 (9.3) | 41 886 (11.1) | 68 603 (18.1) | 64 991 (17.2) | 63 945 (16.9) | 66 515 (17.6) | 378 060 |
| Women with a FPa | 10 175 (3.9) | 18 992 (7.2) | 27 727 (10.5) | 30 077 (11.4) | 46 024 (17.5) | 43 707 (16.6) | 42 278 (16.0) | 44 627 (16.9) | 263 607 |
| Women with a FP (invasive)b | 566 (2.3) | 2532 (10.4) | 2471 (10.1) | 3075 (12.6) | 4511 (18.5) | 4259 (17.4) | 3687 (15.1) | 3306 (13.5) | 24 407 |
| Radiology unitsc | 9 | 21 | 33 | 41 | 63 | 68 | 71 | 74 | 74 |
a
An FP result for any procedure (invasive or noninvasive).
b
An FP result for an invasive procedure.
c
Expressed as number of radiology units running in that screening period.
FP, false positive.