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Country fact sheet: United Kingdom (Scotland) Scotland / (Index year: 2013) / Women
| 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 | 198 454 | 174 954 | 163 449 | 150 992 | 120 630 | 102 740 | 911 219 | |
| Annual target population | 99 227 | 87 477 | 81 725 | 75 496 | 60 315 | 51 370 | 455 610 | |
| Person invited | 132 037 | 76 561 | 92 563 | 68 351 | 1 447 | 438 946 | ||
| Invitation coverage (%) | 133.1 | 87.5 | 113.3 | 90.5 | 112.7 | 2.8 | 96.3 | |
Examinations (All tests in the year) | ||||||||
| Person screened | 69 085 | 45 088 | 58 885 | 45 612 | 41 272 | 1 285 | 261 227 | |
| Examination coverage rate (%) | 69.6 | 51.5 | 72.1 | 60.4 | 68.4 | 2.5 | 57.3 | |
Result (All tests in the year) | ||||||||
| Positive | 753 | 720 | 711 | 1 078 | 814 | 209 | 4 285 | |
| Negative | 68 332 | 44 368 | 58 174 | 44 534 | 40 458 | 1 076 | 256 942 | |
| Inadequate | ||||||||
| Referral for further assessment (%) | 1.1 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 16.3 | 1.6 | |
Further assessment (all positive) | ||||||||
| Done | 607 | 582 | 563 | 846 | 622 | 156 | 3 376 | |
| Not done | 121 | 112 | 117 | 186 | 152 | 41 | 729 | |
| Further assessment participation rate (%) | 80.6 | 80.8 | 79.2 | 78.5 | 76.4 | 74.6 | 78.8 | |
Outcome | ||||||||
| Incomplete colonoscopy | 29 | 22 | 43 | 47 | 44 | 7 | 192 | |
| No lesion | 352 | 326 | 276 | 388 | 257 | 69 | 1 668 | |
| Adenomas (all) | 145 | 144 | 168 | 294 | 203 | 56 | 1 010 | |
| Advanced adenomas | 9 | 19 | 8 | 25 | 15 | 7 | 83 | |
| Colorectal cancers | 26 | 28 | 34 | 54 | 69 | 13 | 224 | |
| Other lesions | 49 | 53 | 35 | 57 | 39 | 10 | 243 | |