Table 4.

AHP-based versus Rank order-based decision priorities

	AHP priority		Rank-based priority		AHP-Rank priority difference		Spearman’s coefficient of correlation
n = 484
Major Criteria	Mean	95% CI	Mean	95% CI	Mean	95% CI	rho	95% CI
Prevent Cancer	0.55	0.53 – 0.56	0.48	0.48 – 0.49	0.061	0.05 to 0.07	0.55	0.49 – 0.61
Minimize Side Effects	0.17	0.16 – 0.18	0.20	0.19 – 0.21	−0.028	−0.03 to −0.02	0.89	0.87 – 0.91
Avoid False Positives	0.15	0.14 – 0.16	0.17	0.16 – 0.18	−0.019	−0.023 to −0.015	0.91	0.89 – 0.93
Logistical considerations	0.14	0.13 – 0.15	0.15	0.14 – 0.16	−0.013	−0.017 to −0.01	0.88	0.86 – 0.90
Subcriteria
Screening frequency	0.32	0.30 – 0.34	0.35	0.33 – 0.37	0.076	0.069 to 0.083	0.92	0.91 – 0.94
Preparation for screening	0.25	0.23 – 0.26	0.27	0.25 – 0.28	0.056	0.052 to 0.06	0.87	0.85 – 0.89
Screening procedure	0.43	0.41 – 0.45	0.39	0.37 – 0.41	0.08	0.075 to 0.086	0.86	0.84 – 0.88