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. 2023 Feb 10;6:24. doi: 10.1038/s41746-023-00763-5

Table 2.

Estimated the proportion of overdiagnosis based on overdiagnosis-embedded disease natural history model in three studies.

Study Control group population Mean of Follow-up time Predicted CRC from the digital screened twin, E(t) Observed CRC from the control group, U(t) Overdiagnosis (%) (95% CI)
Invasive cancer only
Taiwan population-based studya 5,417,699 11.0 66,339 63,616 4.16 (2.61,5.78)c
Including HGD
Taiwan population-based studya 5,417,699 11.0 79,469 72,587 9.90 (8.41,11.42)c
UK trial 74,998 8.5 931 856 8.79 (8.28,9.65)
Demark trial 30,966 10.0 528 483 9.33 (8.81,10.20)
With consideration of adenoma removal
Taiwan population-based studyb 5,417,699 11.0 84,425 72,587 15.83 (15.23, 16.46)c

aWithout consideration of adenoma.

bWith consideration of adenoma.

cWith consideration of competing risk of death.