Table 3.

Adjusted HR of CRC incidence and of CRC mortality in subjects with a positive FIT, with 95% CIs

	Adjusted* HR	95% CI
CRC incidence†
Gender
Male	1.00	–
Female	0.84	0.79 to 0.89
Age at time of FIT (years)
50–59	1.00	–
60–69	1.7	1.59 to 1.80
Screening round
First	1.00	–
Subsequent	0.5	0.47 to 0.53
Compliance with colonoscopy
Yes	1.00	–
No (up to month 6)	0.56	0.51 to 0.61
No (beyond month 6)	3.68	3.20 to 4.22
CRC mortality‡
Gender
Male	1.00	–
Female	0.68	0.56 to 0.81
Age at time of FIT (years)
50–59	1.00	–
60–69	1.88	1.56 to 2.26
Screening round
First	1.00	–
Subsequent	0.45	0.37 to 0.54
Compliance with colonoscopy
Yes	1.00	–
No	2.03	1.68 to 2.44

*Adjusted by all the variables reported in the table.

†According to Extended-Cox model.

‡According to Cox model.

CRC, colorectal cancer; FIT, faecal immunochemical test.