Table 3.

Proportion of members up-to-date with preventive screening 2007–2011

Tests (eligibility criteria for Vitality Screening Program)	Adapted recommendation as per Discovery Health screening program		Proportion of eligible members who screen (%)	Confidence interval
Cholesterol (adults ≥18 years, n=20 859)	Adults once every five years		40.9	40.25–41.56
Glucose (adults ≥18 years, n=21 517)	Adults once every five years		16.6	16.01–17.07
Pap smear (females ≥16 years, n=2529)	Once every three years		11.7	10.5–12.9
Mammogram (females ≥35 years, n=827)	Once every two years		7.9	6.1–9.8
Colorectal cancer screening (adults ≥50 years, n=4963)	For adults 50 years and older: Colonoscopy and sigmoidoscopy: once every five years Fecal occult blood: yearly		1.1	0.8–1.4
Prostate-specific antigen (males ≥50 years, n=107)	Yearly	Mean 2007–2011	27.4	25.6–29.2
		In the previous year	20.6	12.8–28.3
HIV (adults ≥ 18 years, n=20 859)	Yearly	Mean 2007–2011	5.4	5.1–5.7
		In the previous year	8.7	8.1–9.3
Osteoporosis (females ≥60 years, n=46)	Yearly	Mean 2007–2011	6.6	5.2–7.9
		In the previous year	2.2	1.7–2.7