Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of symptomatic patients who provided three-sample FITs in primary care from 1 January 2015 to 31 December 2015,a stratified by region
| Characteristic | Region | Total | ||||
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| Jämtland Härjedalen | Kronoberg | Västerbotten | Västernorrland | Örebro | ||
| Population, n | 127 169 | 191 062 | 263 584 | 244 046 | 290 890 | 1 116 751 |
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| Patients, n (%) | 1756 (1.38) | 2651 (1.39) | 3675 (1.39) | 3475 (1.42) | 4232 (1.45) | 15 789 (1.41) |
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| Sex, female, % | 62.2 | 59.4 | 60.8 | 61.6 | 60.7 | 60.9 |
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| Median age, years (IQR) | 67 (51–76) | 65 (49–75) | 63 (46–75) | 66 (50–75) | 62 (43–74) | 65 (47–75) |
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| Aged ≥40 years, n (%) | 1503 (85.6) | 2276 (85.9) | 3026 (82.3) | 2987 (86.0) | 3337 (78.9) | 13 129 (83.2) |
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| Patients diagnosed with CRC, n | 29 | 50 | 75 | 71 | 79 | 304 |
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| FIT brand, n | ||||||
| Actim Fecal Blood | — | — | — | — | 4232 | 4232 |
| Analyz FOB | — | 739 | 3675 | 3475 | — | 7889 |
| Chemtrue FOB Test | 1756 | — | — | — | — | 1756 |
| Diaquick FOB | — | 1751 | — | — | — | 1751 |
| Analyz FOB or Diaquick FOB | — | 161 | — | — | — | 161 |
a
Population as at 1 November 2015. CRC = colorectal cancer. FIT = faecal immunochemical test. IQR = interquartile range.