| Area; cancer stage | No. of tests recommended | No. of tests observed | Correlation between recommended and observed, Pearson coefficient (95% CI) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (95% CI) | Median (IQR) | Mean (95% CI) | Median (IQR) | ||
| Chest | |||||
| Overall (n = 1655) | 1.34 (1.27-1.41) | 1 (0-2) | 1.00 (0.93-1.06) | 1 (0-2) | 0.55 (0.51-0.58) |
| pT1 (n = 1159) | 1.05 (0.99-1.11) | 1 (0-2) | 0.88 (0.81-0.94) | 0 (0-1) | 0.52 (0.47-0.56) |
| pT2 (n = 141) | 2.53 (2.17-2.87) | 2 (1-4) | 1.32 (1.08-1.56) | 1 (0-2) | 0.59 (0.46-0.68) |
| pT3 (n = 355) | 1.81 (1.62-2.00) | 1 (0-3) | 1.24 (1.09-1.39) | 1 (0-2) | 0.58 (0.51-0.64) |
| Abdomen | |||||
| Overall (n = 1655) | 0.65 (0.60-0.70) | 0 (0-1) | 1.45 (1.38-1.52) | 1 (0-2) | 0.47 (0.43-0.50) |
| pT1 (n = 1159) | 0.32 (0.29-0.34) | 0 (0-1) | 1.39 (1.31-1.47) | 1 (0-2) | 0.53 (0.49-0.57) |
| pT2 (n = 141) | 0.78 (0.66-0.90) | 1 (0-1) | 1.69 (1.40-1.98) | 1 (0-3) | 0.63 (0.52-0.72) |
| pT3 (n = 355) | 1.70 (1.53-1.86) | 1 (0-3) | 1.56 (1.40-1.71) | 1 (0-2) | 0.69 (0.63-0.74) |
Note: CI = confidence interval, IQR = interquartile range.