Table 1. Pooled results of the variables.
Section of the line of care | Variable | Period 1 (n) | Period 2 (n) | AV | RV (%) | CI (95%) | p value |
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Screening | PAP performed (n) | 50,119 | 21,695 | −28,424 | (−) 56.71 | 56.28−57.15 | |
PAP performed with unsatisfactory results (n) | 285 | 20 | |||||
% positivity | 0.57 | 0.09 | −0.48 | (−) 83.79 | <0.0001 | ||
Number of mammograms performed (n) | 9,918 | 2,098 | −7,820 | (−) 78.85 | 78.03–79.65 | ||
Number of mammograms performed with unsatisfactory results (n) | 60 | 51 | |||||
% positivity | 0.60 | 2.43 | 1.83 | 301.83 | <0.0001 | ||
iFOBT performed (n) | 418 | 51 | −367 | (−) 87.80 | 84.54−91.06 | ||
iFOBT performed with positive results (n) | 132 | 12 | |||||
% positivity | 31.58 | 23.53 | −8 | −25.49 | 0.3097 | ||
Diagnostic | Biopsies performed (n) | 12,515 | 7,488 | −5,027 | (−) 40.17 | 39.31–41.03 | |
Biopsies with a positive result for cancer (n) | 1,257 | 923 | |||||
% positivity | 10.04 | 12.33 | 2 | 22.72 | <0.0001 | ||
Specific treatment | Number of oncological prescriptions (n) | 3,036 | 2,940 | −96 | −3.16 | 2.52–3.80 |
Own elaboration; databases exposed in methodology
AV = Absolute variation; VR = Variation rate; PAP = Papanicolau; iFOBT = Immunochemical faecal occult blood test