FIT programmes | Positivity cut-off | Screenees | Positive tests | Colonoscopy assessment | |||
μg. Hb/g. faeces | N | N | % | Performed (N) | % Compliance | % Completed | |
Belgium Flemish region, women | 15 | 164.000 | 10.560 | 6.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 98,3 |
Belgium Flemish region, men | 15 | 153.520 | 15.313 | 10.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 98,8 |
Belgium Flemish region, all | 15 | 317.520 | 25.873 | 8.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 98,5 |
Czech Republic, women | 15 | 290.561 | 18.058 | 6.2 | 9.654 | 53.5 | 95,5 |
Czech Republic, men | 15 | 204.758 | 18.081 | 8.8 | 9.833 | 54.4 | 97,5 |
Czech Republic, all | 15 | 495.319 | 36.139 | 7.3 | 19.487 | 53.9 | 94,8 |
France Calvados, women | 180 | 13.455 | 394 | 2.9 | 347 | 88.1 | 93,1 |
France Calvados, men | 180 | 10.153 | 382 | 3.8 | 334 | 87.4 | 94,3 |
France Calvados, all | 180 | 23.608 | 776 | 3.3 | 681 | 87.8 | 93,7 |
Hungary, women | 20 | 4.450 | 318 | 7.1 | 205 | 64.5 | NA |
Hungary, men | 20 | 3.416 | 451 | 13.2 | 289 | 64.1 | NA |
Hungary, all | 20 | 7.866 | 769 | 9.8 | 494 | 64.2 | NA |
Ireland, all | 20 | 23.511 | 1.898 | 8.1 | 1.352 | 71.2 | 96,1 |
Italy, women | 20 | 1.062.738 | 43.641 | 4.1 | 33.472 | 76.7 | 90,9 |
Italy, men | 20 | 906.793 | 51.084 | 5.6 | 40.003 | 78.3 | 93,8 |
Italy, all | 20 | 1.969.531 | 94.725 | 4.8 | 73.475 | 77.6 | 92,4 |
Lithuania, women | NA | 146.087 | 8.459 | 5.8 | 4.356 | 51.5 | NA |
Lithuania, men | NA | 88.170 | 8.594 | 9.7 | 4.027 | 46.9 | NA |
Lithuania, all | NA | 234.257 | 17.053 | 7.3 | 8.383 | 49.2 | NA |
Malta, all | 16–20*+ | 6.754 | 290 | 4.3 | 192 | 66.2 | NA |
Netherlands, women† | 15–47‡ | 269.779 | 16.621 | 6.2 | 12.809 | 77.1 | NA |
Netherlands, men† | 15–47‡ | 254.356 | 24.221 | 9.5 | 18.950 | 78.2 | NA |
Netherlands, all† | 15–47‡ | 524.135 | 40.842 | 7.8 | 31.759 | 77.8 | NA |
Slovenia, women | 20 (2 samples) | 138.703 | 6.548 | 4.7 | 6.076 | 92.8 | 98,4 |
Slovenia, men | 20 (2 samples) | 113.245 | 8.599 | 7.6 | 7.893 | 91.8 | 99,0 |
Slovenia, all | 20 (2 samples) | 251.948 | 15.147 | 6.0 | 13.969 | 92.2 | 98,8 |
Spain, women | 20 | 241.529 | 12.635 | 5.2 | 11.513 | 91.1 | 91,9 |
Spain, men | 20 | 207.430 | 17.366 | 8.4 | 15.694 | 90.4 | 93,4 |
Spain, all | 20 | 448.959 | 30.001 | 6.7 | 27.207 | 90.7 | 92,8 |
*Borderline cases retested.
†The Dutch data have been published in a paper presenting the results of the first year of screening activity.19
‡The positivity cut-off had been changed during the reference year.
FIT, faecal immunochemical test; gFOBT, guaiac faecal occult blood test.