Characteristics of populations invited
| FIT | gFOBt | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Invitees | 40 930 | 1 126 087 | ||
| Hub | ||||
| Midlands and North West | 19 289 | 47.13% | 537 770 | 47.76% |
| Southern | 21 641 | 52.87% | 588 317 | 52.24% |
| Sex | ||||
| Female | 21 064 | 51.46% | 577 047 | 51.24% |
| Male | 19 866 | 48.54% | 549 040 | 48.76% |
| Age group (years) | ||||
| 59–64 | 17 431 | 42.59% | 475 030 | 42.18% |
| 65–69 | 14 036 | 34.29% | 389 711 | 34.61% |
| 70–75 | 9463 | 23.12% | 261 346 | 23.21% |
| IMD quintile | ||||
| IMD 1 | 8187 | 20.00% | 223 590 | 19.86% |
| IMD 2 | 8306 | 20.29% | 223 476 | 19.85% |
| IMD 3 | 8118 | 19.83% | 223 826 | 19.88% |
| IMD 4 | 8110 | 19.81% | 223 750 | 19.87% |
| IMD 5 | 7962 | 19.45% | 224 260 | 19.91% |
| IMD n/k* | 247 | 0.60% | 7185 | 0.64% |
| Screening episode | ||||
| Prevalent (first-time invitees) | 6425 | 15.70% | 174 723 | 15.52% |
| Prevalent (previous non-responders) | 11 858 | 28.97% | 322 839 | 28.67% |
| Incident (previous responders) | 22 647 | 55.33% | 628 525 | 55.81% |
*Subjects where postcode could not be linked to LSOA.
FIT, faecal immunochemical test; gFOBt, guaiac-based faecal occult blood test; IMD, index of multiple deprivation; LSOA, lower layer super output areas.