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. 2022 Feb 18;22:183. doi: 10.1186/s12885-022-09292-y

Table 3.

Difference in percentage of people screened within 40 days after the invitation for colorectal cancer screening program (2020 versus 2019, Flanders)

January, 1 (week 1)– December,31 (week 52) January, 1 (week1)-March 21 (week 11) May, 24 (week 21) November, 14 (week45) November, 29 (week 48) – December, 31 (week52)
(entire year) (before first COVID-19 shutdown) (after first restart of the program) (after second restart of the program)
% (95% CI) % (95% CI) % (95% CI) % (95% CI)
All invitation -2.6 (-2.8; 2.5) -10.2 (-10.5; -9.9) 1.0 (0.8; 1.2) 0.3 (-0.2; 0.8)
Stratified by gender
 Men -3.0 (-3.3; -2.8) -10.9 (11.3; -10.5) 1.0 (0.7; 1.3) -0.2 (-0.9; 0.5)
 Women -2.2 (-2.4; -2.0) -9.6 (-10.0; -9.1) 1.0 (0.8; 1.4) 0.8 (0.1; 1.5)
Stratified by age
 50–54 -3.9 (-4.2; -3.6) -7.8 (-8.3; -7.3) -1.4 (-1.8; -1.1) -4.4 (-6.5; -2.4)
 55–59 -1.1 (-1.4; -0.7) -8.5 (-9.3; -7.6) -2.7 (-3.1; -2.4) 15.0 (14.2; 15.9)
 60–64 -0.8 (-1.2; -0.5) 0.9 (0.2; 1.5) -1.3 (-1.8; -0.9) -7.1 (-8.1; -6.0)
 65–69 -2.4 (-2.9; -2.0) -6.0 (-6.9; -5.2) -1.1 (-1.7; -0.5) 1.9 (0.6; 3.2)
 70–74 -0.9 (-1.3; -0.5) -24.0 (-25.0; -23.3) 19.9 (19.4; 20.5) -16.2 (-17.4; -15.0)
Stratified by screening history
 Type 1 -3.9 (-4.1; -3.6) -11.5 (-12; -11.0) 1.5 (1.2; 1.8) -6.6 (-7.3; -5.8)
 Type 2 -3.7 (-4.0; -3.4) -7.2 (-7.7; -6.8) -1.5 (-1.8; -1.2) -6.2 (-7.8; -4.7)
 Type 3 -3.1 (-4.2; -2.1) -10.9 (-12.8; -9.1) 1.6 (0.2; 3.1) 2.3 (-0.3; 4.8)
 Type 4 -0.1 (-0.3; 0.0) -2.3 (-2.6; -2.0) 0.7 (0.5; 0.9) 0.6 (0.2; 1.0)