Table 1

The screened and non-screened groups in the DLCST (n=4051) regarding the five variables in the ‘Reduced’ HUNT model; sex, age, pack years, BMI, quit time and cigarettes per day (iqd: interquartile distribution). Variables in the screened and non-screened population of DLCST

VariablesAllScreenedNon-screenedP value
Sex, males (%)54.7056.0354.630.3737
Age median (iqd)57.61 (53.72–61.21)57.73 (53.66–61.23)57.45 (53.79–61.20)0.7836
Pack years median (iqd)33.75 (27.00–42.00)34.00 (27.00–42.22)33.00 (26.25–42.00)0.2402
BMI median (iqd)24.75 (22.65–27.27)24.74 (22.64–27.38)24.76 (22.66–27.17)0.7336
Quit time, years median (iqd)0 (0–0)0 (0–0)0 (0–0)0.1855
Cigarettes per day median (iqd)20 (15–20)20 (15–20)20 (15–20)0.4665
  • BMI, body mass index; DLCST, Danish Lung Cancer Screening Trial.