Socioeconomic differences in participation and diagnostic yield within the Dutch national colorectal cancer screening programme with faecal immunochemical testing.

ABSTRACT:

Background

CRC mortality rates are higher for individuals with a lower socioeconomic status (SES). Screening could influence health inequalities. We therefore aimed to investigate SES differences in participation and diagnostic yield of FIT screening.

Methods

All invitees in 2014 and 2015 in the Dutch national CRC screening programme were included in the analyses. We used area SES as a measure for SES and divided invitees into quintiles, with Quintile 1 being the highest SES. Logistic regression analysis was used to compare the participation rate, positivity rate, colonoscopy uptake, positive predictive value (PPV) and detection rate across the SES groups.

Results

Participation to FIT screening was significantly lower for Quintile 5 (67.0%) compared to the other Quint

SUBMITTER: van der Meulen MP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8853540 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature