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Table 1 Calibrated screening parameter validation against observed detection rates, positive predictive values (PPV) and stage distributions

From: Cost-effectiveness of expanding the target population of biennial screening for breast cancer from ages 50–69 to 45 and/or 74: A cohort modelling study in the Finnish setting

AGE:

50–59

60–69

Detection rate

DCIS

BC

DCIS

BC

Target a

(CI 95%) b

0.59

(0.47–0.72)

3.96

(3.65–4.29)

0.86

(0.72–1.02)

6.79

(6.38–7.22)

Model a

0.63

3.98

0.95

6.55

PPV

DCIS + BC

DCIS + BC

Target (%)

(CI 95%) b

14.3

(13.3–15.4)

31.3

(29.5–33.2)

Model (%)

14.5

32.4

Stage distribution

DCIS

BC local

BC non-local

DCIS

BC local

BC non-local

Target (%)

(CI 95%) b

9.6

(7.8–11.6)

57.4

(52.9–62.1)

33.1

(29.7–36.7)

11.3

(9.5–13.3)

60.5

(56.3–65.0)

28.2

(25.3–31.3)

Model (%)

9.1

59.0

31.9

10.1

63.7

26.2

  1. CI confidence interval, DCIS ductal carcinoma in situ, BC breast cancer, BC local localized breast cancer, BC non-local non-localized breast cancer
  2. a Per 1 000 screens
  3. b Target 95% CI’s were approximated by Poisson rate confidence intervals [19]