Faecal occult blood testing for population health screening May 2004
Faecal occult blood testing for population health screening May 2004
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Table 5 Meta-analyses of specificity <strong>for</strong> carcinoma from FOBT head-to-head studies<br />
Heterogeneity<br />
(p)<br />
RD<br />
pooled results<br />
(95% CI)<br />
OR<br />
pooled results<br />
(95% CI)<br />
Immunochemical<br />
pooled<br />
specificity (%)<br />
Guaiac pooled<br />
specificity (%)<br />
Specificity n/N<br />
(True –ve/Total<br />
no Carcinoma)<br />
(%)<br />
FOBT<br />
Studies<br />
FOBT comparison<br />
Main guaiac to immunochemical comparisons<br />
0.033<br />
(0.0004–2.517)<br />
–0.043<br />
(–0.070 – –0.026)<br />
0.33<br />
(0.28 – 0.39)<br />
HemeSelect<br />
93.5<br />
HO<br />
97.8<br />
–<br />
–0.049<br />
(–0.066 – –0.032)<br />
0.35<br />
(0.24 – 0.51)<br />
Fecatwin<br />
92.2<br />
–<br />
0.077<br />
(0.068 – 0.086)<br />
2.58<br />
(2.29 – 2.91)<br />
HemeSelect<br />
94.4<br />
HO<br />
97.1<br />
HO Sensa<br />
86.7<br />
7845/8030 (97.7)<br />
7043/7461 (94.4)<br />
1462/1478 (98.9)<br />
1344/1478 (90.9)<br />
1261/1298 (97.2)<br />
1197/1298 (92.2)<br />
6824/7870 (86.7)<br />
7043/7461 (94.4)<br />
HO<br />
HemeSelect<br />
HO<br />
HemeSelect<br />
HO<br />
FecaTwin<br />
HO Sensa<br />
HemeSelect<br />
HO vs HemeSelect<br />
Allison 1996<br />
Robinson 1996<br />
HO vs Fecatwin<br />
Armitage 1985 a<br />
HO Sensa vs HemeSelect<br />
Allison 1996<br />
0.033<br />
(0.0004–2.517)<br />
–0.038<br />
(–0.045 – –0.031)<br />
28 <strong>Faecal</strong> <strong>occult</strong> <strong>blood</strong> <strong>testing</strong><br />
0.342<br />
(0.029–12.48)<br />
0.054<br />
(0.024 – 0.121)<br />
–<br />
0.020<br />
(–0.008 – 0.048)<br />
–<br />
0.036<br />
(0.023 – 0.049)<br />
–<br />
0.057<br />
(0.016 – 0.099)<br />
Sensitivity analyses<br />
HO vs HemeSelect<br />
HO<br />
7845/8030 (97.7)<br />
Allison 1996<br />
HemeSelect<br />
7043/7461 (94.4)<br />
HO<br />
1462/1478 (98.9)<br />
HO<br />
HemeSelect<br />
0.36<br />
Robinson 1996<br />
HemeSelect<br />
1344/1478 (90.9)<br />
97.8<br />
94.0<br />
(0.31 – 0.42)<br />
HO<br />
377/398 (94.7)<br />
Rozen 1997<br />
HemeSelect<br />
390/398 (98.0)<br />
HO Sensa vs HemeSelect<br />
HO Sensa<br />
6824/7870 (86.7)<br />
Allison 1996<br />
HemeSelect<br />
7043/7461 (94.4) HO Sensa<br />
HemeSelect<br />
2.62<br />
HO Sensa<br />
366/398 (92.0)<br />
90.8<br />
96.3<br />
(2.33 – 2.95)<br />
Rozen 1997<br />
HemeSelect<br />
390/398 (98.0)<br />
HO vs Flexsure OBT<br />
HO<br />
377/398 (94.7)<br />
HO<br />
Flexsure<br />
1.64<br />
Rozen 1997<br />
Flexure<br />
385/398 (96.7)<br />
94.7<br />
96.7<br />
(0.81 – 3.34)<br />
HO Sensa vs Flexsure OBT<br />
HO Sensa<br />
1332/1403 (94.9) HO Sensa<br />
Flexsure<br />
3.51<br />
Rozen 2000<br />
Flexsure<br />
1382/1403 (98.5<br />
94.9<br />
98.5<br />
(2.14 – 5.74)<br />
HO Sensa vs BM-Test Colon<br />
HO Sensa<br />
437/522 (83.7)<br />
HO Sensa<br />
Colon Albumin<br />
1.65<br />
Albumin<br />
Rozen 1995<br />
BM-Test Colon Albumin 467/522 (89.5)<br />
83.7<br />
89.5<br />
(1.15 – 2.38)<br />
Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; HO, Hem<strong>occult</strong>; HO Sensa, Hem<strong>occult</strong> Sensa; Fecatwin, Fecatwin Sensitive/Feca EIA; FOBT, faecal <strong>occult</strong> <strong>blood</strong> test; OR, odds ratio; RD, risk difference.<br />
aData from Hardcastle et al 1986.