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. 2018 Jun 1;32(10):1333–1342. doi: 10.1097/QAD.0000000000001818

Table 2.

Benefits of the screening programs examined in this study with various eligibility criteria.

Strategy (age-start_stop_pack-years) Cohort screened (%) # Screening LDCT per 100ka Screening detected Lung cancer cases per 100ka Lung cancer mortality reduction among total population (%) Lung cancer mortality reduction among current smokers Lung cancer mortality reduction among former smokers Life-years gained per 100ka
Age_45_72_PY20 34.3 552 102 813 13.3 18.1 10.9 2246
Age_45_72_PY30 24.1 388 513 727 10.5 14.6 8.0 1752
Age_45_77_PY20 34.3 585 621 959 14.3 19.2 12.1 2359
Age_45_77_PY30 24.4 412 719 860 11.3 15.6 8.9 1841
Age_50_72_PY20 30.9 420 056 705 11.3 15.0 9.6 1806
Age_50_72_PY30 22.0 306 173 635 9.0 12.2 7.4 1414
Age_50_77_PY20 30.9 453 543 850 12.3 16.2 10.9 1919
Age_50_77_PY30 22.3 330 343 768 9.8 13.1 8.2 1498
Age_55_72_PY20 26.5 298 133 575 8.8 11.4 8.1 1361
Age_55_72_PY30 19.1 215 902 520 6.9 9.0 6.3 1042
Age_55_77_PY20 26.5 331 597 718 9.9 12.5 9.3 1474
Age_55_77_PY30 (CMS) 19.4 240 035 652 7.7 9.8 7.2 1128

LDCT. low-dose computed tomography.

aNumbers are per 100 000 individuals (100k) at age 40 followed to death.