Table 3.
Number of participants scoring above the cut-off for a case of anxiety (≥ 8) at baseline and at 1-year follow-up in the different groups n (%)
| Group |
Anxiety at 1 yr follow up |
P value1 | P value2 | |||
| Non anxiety | Anxiety case | |||||
| Control group | Before screening | Non anxiety | 1574 (82.5) | 91 (4.8) | ||
| Anxiety case | 87 (4.5) | 57 (8.2) | 0.82 | Ref. | ||
| Screening | Before screening | Non anxiety | 3660 (82.9) | 250 (5.7) | ||
| Anxiety case | 164 (3.6) | 343 (7.8) | < 0.01 | 0.11 | ||
| FS screening | Before screening | Non anxiety | 1683 (84.0) | 112 (5.6) | ||
| Anxiety case | 61 (3.0) | 149 (7.4) | < 0.01 | 0.06 | ||
| FIT screening | Before screening | Non anxiety | 1977 (82.0) | 138 (5.7) | ||
| Anxiety case | 103 (4.3) | 194 (8.0) | 0.08 | 0.32 | ||
| Positive screening result | Before screening | Non anxiety | 292 (84.0) | 16 (4.6) | ||
| Anxiety case | 11 (3.2) | 28 (8.2) | 0.49 | 0.58 | ||
| Negative screening result | Before screening | Non anxiety | 3368 (82.8) | 234 (5.7) | ||
| Anxiety case | 153 (3.8) | 315 (7.7) | < 0.01 | 0.11 | ||
1
The change observed within the group is statistically significant;
2
The change observed within the group is significantly different compared to the observed change within the control group. FS: Flexible sigmoidoscopy; FIT: Faecal immunochemical test.