Research Article

Cost-Effectiveness between Double and Single Fecal Immunochemical Test(s) in a Mass Colorectal Cancer Screening

Table 1

Odds ratio (OR) and 95% confidence interval (CI) of fecal immunochemical test (FIT) positive and compliance to colonoscopy by gender, age group, and FIT status in the Jiashan mass colorectal cancer screening program in China, 2007–2009.

GenderAgeFITParticipant Positive OR1 (95% CI)OR2 (95% CI)ColonoscopyOR1 (95% CI)OR2 (95% CI)
(%) (%)

MenAge <55FIT1 6,435219 (3.4)1.00182 (83.1)1.00
FIT2 5,314 196 (3.7)1.09 (0.89–1.32)1.00162 (82.7)0.97 (0.58–1.62)1.00
Both 5,302 62 (1.2)0.34 (0.25–0.45)0.31 (0.23–0.41) 54 (87.1)1.37 (0.60–3.12)1.42 (1.62–3.23)
Either 6,447353 (5.5)1.64 (1.38–1.95)1.51 (1.27–1.81)294 (83.3)1.01 (0.65–1.59)1.05 (0.66–1.66)
Age ≥55FIT1 5,352 327 (6.1)1.00245 (74.9)1.00
FIT2 4,589 253 (5.5)0.90 (0.76–1.07)1.00196 (77.5)1.15 (0.78–1.70)1.00
Both 4,58093 (2.0)0.32 (0.25–0.40)0.36 (0.28–0.45) 73 (78.5)1.22 (0.70–2.13)1.06 (0.60–1.89)
Either 5,361 487 (9.1)1.54 (1.33–1.78)1.71 (1.46–2.00)368 (75.6)1.04 (0.75–1.43)0.90 (0.63–1.29)

WomenAge <55FIT1 6,921 297 (4.3)1.00257 (86.5)1.00
FIT2 5,918 224 (3.8)0.88 (0.74–1.05)1.00198 (88.4)1.54 (0.87–2.72)1.00
Both 5,911 64 (1.1)0.24 (0.19–0.32)0.28 (0.21–0.37) 57 (89.1)1.27 (0.54–2.97)1.07 (0.44–2.59)
Either 6,928 457 (6.6)1.58 (1.36–1.83)1.80 (1.52–2.12)398 (87.1)1.05 (0.68–1.62)0.89 (0.54–1.45)
Age ≥55FIT1 5,667 304 (5.4)1.00237 (78.0)1.00
FIT2 5,065242 (4.8)0.89 (0.74–1.05)1.00198 (81.8)1.27 (0.83–1.95)1.00
Both 5,049 82 (1.6)0.29 (0.23–0.37)0.33 (0.26–0.42) 66 (80.5)1.17 (0.63–2.15)0.92 (0.49–1.73)
Either 5,683 464 (8.0)1.57 (1.35–1.82)1.77 (1.51–2.08)369 (79.5)1.10 (0.77–1.56)0.86 (0.58–1.28)

MenAllFIT111,787547 (4.6)1.00432 (79.0)1.00
FIT2 9,903 449 (4.5)0.98 (0.86–1.11)1.00358 (79.7)1.05 (0.77–1.43)1.00
Both 9,882 155 (1.6)0.33 (0.27–0.39)0.34 (0.28–0.40)127 (81.9)1.21 (0.76–1.91)1.15 (0.72–1.84)
Either11,808841 (7.1)1.58 (1.41–1.76)1.62 (1.44–1.82)663 (78.8)0.99 (0.76–1.29)0.95 (0.71–1.26)

WomenAllFIT112,588600 (4.8)1.0 494 (82.2)1.0
FIT210,983459 (4.2)0.87 (0.77–0.99)1.0 396 (85.0)1.23 (0.88–1.70)1.0
Both10,960145 (1.3)0.27 (0.22–0.32)0.31 (0.26–0.37) 123 (84.2)1.16 (0.71–1.89)0.95 (0.57–1.58)
Either12,611914 (7.2)1.56 (1.40–1.74)1.79 (1.60–2.01) 767 (83.3)1.08 (0.82–1.42)0.88 (0.65–2.20)

TotalFIT124,3751,148 (4.7)1.0 926 (80.7)1.0
FIT220,886 915 (4.4)0.93 (0.85–1.01)1.0 754 (82.4)1.12 (0.90–1.41)1.0
Both20,842 301 (1.4)0.30 (0.26–0.34)0.32 (0.28–0.37) 250 (83.1)1.18 (0.84–1.64)1.05 (0.74–1.48)
Either24,4191,762 (7.2)1.57 (1.46–1.70)1.70 (1.56–1.84)1,430 (81.2)1.03 (0.86–1.25)0.92 (0.75–1.13)

FIT1, the first FIT; FIT2, the second FIT; OR1 using FIT1 as reference; and OR2 using FIT2 as reference.