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. 2012 Oct 20;27(1):46–57. doi: 10.1007/s12149-012-0660-x

Table 5.

Number and rate of found cancers which was positive by screening FDG-PET and/or one or more of the combined screening tests if any

Age group Total Male Female
Number Found cancer PPV (%) Number Found cancer PPV (%) Number Found cancer PPV (%)
10–19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20–29 14 0 0 3 0 0.0 11 0 0
30–39 218 36 16.5 83 12 14.5 135 24 17.8
40–49 868 199 22.9 355 71 20.0 513 128 25.0
50–59 2,282 549 24.1 1,196 282 23.6 1,086 267 24.6
60–69 2,593 711 27.4 1,553 468 30.1 1,040 243 23.4
70–79 1,063 352 33.1 632 230 36.4 431 122 28.3
80- 159 65 40.9 103 45 43.7 56 20 35.7
Total 7,197 1,912 26.6 3,925 1,108 28.2 3,272 804 24.6

PPV positive predictive value