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Country fact sheet: United Kingdom (Scotland) Scotland / (Index year: 2013) / Male
| Age group | 50-54 | 55-59 | 60-64 | 65-69 | 70-74 | 75-79 | Age unknown | Total |
Interval | ||||||||
| Screening interval (months) | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | |
Population (personally invited) | ||||||||
| Target population | 189 947 | 167 636 | 156 358 | 140 355 | 102 438 | 79 279 | 836 013 | |
| Annual target population | 94 974 | 83 818 | 78 179 | 70 178 | 51 219 | 39 640 | 418 008 | |
| Person invited | 133 503 | 76 128 | 90 056 | 65 097 | 1 416 | 424 131 | ||
| Invitation coverage (%) | 140.6 | 90.8 | 115.2 | 92.8 | 113.1 | 3.6 | 101.5 | |
Examinations (All tests in the year) | ||||||||
| Person screened | 61 296 | 40 326 | 52 056 | 40 978 | 34 366 | 1 282 | 230 304 | |
| Examination coverage rate (%) | 64.5 | 48.1 | 66.6 | 58.4 | 67.1 | 3.2 | 55.1 | |
Result (All tests in the year) | ||||||||
| Positive | 972 | 1 061 | 1 092 | 1 467 | 1 062 | 232 | 5 886 | |
| Negative | 60 324 | 39 265 | 50 964 | 39 511 | 33 304 | 1 050 | 224 418 | |
| Inadequate | ||||||||
| Referral for further assessment (%) | 1.6 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 18.1 | 2.6 | |
Further assessment (all positive) | ||||||||
| Done | 808 | 878 | 856 | 1 190 | 806 | 184 | 4 722 | |
| Not done | 147 | 147 | 194 | 241 | 202 | 42 | 973 | |
| Further assessment participation rate (%) | 83.1 | 82.8 | 78.4 | 81.1 | 75.9 | 79.3 | 80.2 | |
Outcome | ||||||||
| Incomplete colonoscopy | 18 | 27 | 29 | 44 | 21 | 8 | 147 | |
| No lesion | 384 | 366 | 282 | 380 | 272 | 56 | 1 740 | |
| Adenomas (all) | 295 | 352 | 388 | 550 | 364 | 99 | 2 048 | |
| Advanced adenomas | 40 | 39 | 58 | 102 | 68 | 15 | 322 | |
| Colorectal cancers | 33 | 54 | 64 | 91 | 81 | 13 | 336 | |
| Other lesions | 66 | 72 | 82 | 105 | 55 | 7 | 387 | |