Colorectal cancer fecal screening test completion after age 74, sources and outcomes in French program

Table 2 Distribution of 18704 elderly aged ≥ 75 years, according to the test performing contexts and history in Colorectal Cancer Screening Program, by year of campaign

Test achieving contexts	Campaign year
	Total	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017
Total	18704	1298	1721	1264	1815	1627	1966	1687	2525	2882	1919
Circumstances
Delayed response to solicitation	13442	1108	1509	982	1548	1363	1689	1496	814	1645	1288
Recommendation of a GP	5262	190	212	282	267	264	277	191	1711	1237	631
Average number of previous solicitation1	2.5 ± 1.3	1.2 ± 0.4	1.2 ± 0.5	1.3 ± 0.6	1.4 ± 0.8	1.8 ± 0.9	2.3 ± 0.9	2.5 ± 1.0	3.1 ± 1.1	3.2 ± 1.2	3.5 ± 1.3
Fidelity in CRCSP
Without anteriority	3829	1174	1339	417	164	114	80	76	99	212	154
Never participated	2197	57	157	278	384	212	200	143	183	330	253
< 30%	248	0	0	1	3	5	17	24	34	74	90
30%-50%	1824	4	28	50	130	205	312	268	236	324	267
50%-75%	1573	0	1	27	53	64	145	180	357	431	315
75%-100%	9033	63	196	491	1081	1027	1212	996	1616	1511	840
NLAI/refusal history1	277	3	5	8	25	25	28	32	40	59	52
Colonoscopy history in mailing response2	1378	10	22	44	106	97	138	155	271	300	235
History of positive test [T(+)]2
T(+) without colonoscopy	22	1	0	0	0	2	4	0	8	5	2
T(+) with normal colonoscopy	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0
T(+) with colonoscopy (+)	175	0	0	0	4	3	16	19	39	51	43

This was about the first test for people who performed at least 2 tests after 74 years.

¹Persons without anteriority are excluded;

²Persons without anteriority or who have never participated in the previous Colorectal Cancer Screening Program are excluded. NLAI: Does Not Live at the Address Indicated; CRCSP: Colorectal Cancer Screening Program; GP: General Practitioner.