Table 1

Site and gender distribution of screen-detected, interval and non-screened cancers in all three rounds

SiteScreen-detected, % (n)Interval, % (n)Non-screened, % (n)
MaleFemaleMaleFemaleMaleFemale
Right colon17.7 (74)27.7 (62)27.3 (85)37.2 (116)21.4 (855)31.8 (849)
Left colon53.8 (225)52.2 (117)40.2 (125)31.1 (97)44.3 (1764)42.6 (1161)
Rectum28.5 (119)20.1 (45)32.5 (101)31.7 (99)34.3 (1364)26.2 (713)
  • Male versus female in screen-detected: χ2=10.95, p=0.009.

  • Male versus female in interval: χ2=8.3, p=0.016.

  • Male versus female in non-screened: χ2=85.18, p<0.001.