Table 2.
Personal features of ever-smoker age 50–79 selected by USPSTF eligibility criteria or by risk-threshold identifying same number of subjects to be screened, or both
| % (N[Mio]) or mean (min–max) | USPSTF+, PLCOM2012− risk < 1.7% | USPSTF−, PLCOM2012− risk ≥ 1.7% | USPSTF+, PLCOM2012- risk ≥ 1.7% |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100% (0.9 Mio) | 100% (1.0 Mio) | 100% (2.3 Mio) | |
| Male | 68% (0.6 Mio) | 59% (0.6 Mio) | 68% (1.5 Mio) |
| Female | 32% (0.3 Mio) | 41% (0.4 Mio) | 32% (0.7 Mio) |
| Current smoker | 42% (0.4 Mio) | 44% (0.4 Mio) | 66% (1.5 Mio) |
| Former smoker | 58% (0.6 Mio) | 56% (0.5 Mio) | 34% (0.8 Mio) |
| COPD/emphysema | 6% (0.1 Mio) | 25% (0.2 Mio) | 20% (0.5 Mio) |
| Age (years) | 59.2 (57.5–72.5) | 70.7 (52.5–77.5) | 66.4 (57.5–77.5) |
| Below age 55 | 0 | 10% (0.1 Mio) | 0 |
| Smoking history [ys] | 37.3 (16.0–50.5) | 40.7 (17.5–65.5) | 46.5 (27.5–70.1) |
| Lifetime average | 22.8 (13.0–86.5) | 22.0 (5.0–100) | 24.0 (10.0–120) |
| Cigarettes per day | |||
| Lifetime cigarette consumption (packyears) | 41.6 (30.0–156) | 40.1 (8.8–147) | 54.8 (30.0–240) |
| Years since quitting | 4.7 (0.0–14.5) | 10.7 (0.0–43.5) | 2.4 (0.0–14.5) |
| Body-mass-index (kg/m2) | 28.9 (18.0–43.0) | 26.3 (18.0–43.0) | 26.5 (18.0–43.0) |
| Education (US coding) | 3.3 (1.0–6.0) | 2.4 (1.0–6.0) | 2.7 (1.0–6.0) |
| USPSTF+, LLP2008− risk < 3.9% | USPSTF−, LLP2008− risk ≥ 3.9% | USPSTF+, LLP2008− risk ≥ 3.9% | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100% (1.6 Mio) | 100% (1.7 Mio) | 100% (1.6 Mio) | |
| Male | 61% (1.0 Mio) | 58% (1.0 Mio) | 75% (1.2 Mio) |
| Female | 39% (0.6 Mio) | 42% (0.7 Mio) | 25% (0.4 Mio) |
| Current smoker | 55% (0.9 Mio) | 64% (1.1 Mio) | 63% (1.0 Mio) |
| Former smoker | 45% (0.7 Mio) | 36% (0.6 Mio) | 37% (0.6 Mio) |
| COPD/emphysema | 16% (0.3 Mio) | 14% (0.2 Mio) | 16% (0.3 Mio) |
| Age (years) | 59.9 (57.5–77.5) | 70.8 (57.5–77.5) | 68.8 (57.5–77.5) |
| Below age 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Smoking history (years) | 38.7 (16.0–50.5) | 46.4 (21.0–70.1) | 49.0 (33.0–70.1) |
| Lifetime average | 25.0 (12.0–120) | 7.9 (0.0–70.0) | 22.3 (10.0–80.0) |
| Cigarettes per day | |||
| Lifetime cigarette consumption (packyears) | 47.8 (30.0–240) | 17.1 (0.0–147) | 54.1 (30.0–196) |
| Years since quitting | 3.7 (0.0–14.5) | 5.4 (0.0–42.5) | 2.5 (0.0–14.5) |
| Body-mass-index (kg/m2) | 27.7 (18.0–43.0) | 26.5 (18.0–43.0) | 26.6 (18.0–43.0) |
| Education (US coding) | 2.9 (1.0–6.0) | 2.8 (1.0–6.0) | 2.9 (1.0–6.0) |