Table 1. Participation and AF cases across screening centers.
PCC1 | PCC2 | PCC3 | PCC4 | Total | |
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Individuals registered at a PCC | 14,901 | 10,797 | 8,344 | 12,435 | 46,477 |
Number of registered individuals ≥65 years (% of all registered individuals) | 2,987 (20.4) | 2,065 (19.13) | 1,253 (15.02) | 2,919 (23.47) | 9,224 (19.85) |
Number of registered individuals ≥65 years who visited the PCC (% of registered individuals in this age group) | 2,739 (91.7) | 1,773 (85.9) | 1,015 (81) | 2,885 (98.8) | 8,412 (91.2) |
Number of registered individuals ≥65 years with known AF (% of all registered individuals in this age group) | 216 (7.23) | 194 (9.39) | 111 (8.86) | 105 (3.6) | 626 (6.79) |
Number of screened individuals (% of visitors in the target age without previously known AF) | 702 (27.8) | 89 (5.64) | 104 (11.5) | 115 (4.14) | 1,010 (12.97) |
Number of new AF cases detected (% of screened individuals) | 18 (2.56) | 1 (1.12) | 4 (3.85) | 4 (3.48) | 27 (2.67) |
Median age of screened patients, years | 72.18 | 70.93 | 70.86 | 72.68 | 71.97 |
Median age of detected AF cases, years | 76.58 | 72.66 | 76.18 | 73.08 | 76.41 |
Screening period, months | 15 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 9–15 |
Abbreviations: AF, atrial fibrillation; PCC, primary care center.