Table 2

Age at notification (days) in 198 infants requiring second sampling (standard ≤26 days) 

Time periodTotal referredRetested (n (%))Age at notificationNotified
≤26 days (n (%))
Notified
>26 days (n (%))
Not known
Median
(range)
Mean±SD
(Q1–3)
1980–1984959 (9.4)14.5 (11–41)19.3±10.2 (12.5–24.5)7 (77.7)1 (11.2)1
1985–198914728 (19)20.5 (7–33)19.1±7.8 (11–24.5)23 (82.1)5 (17.8)0
1990–199411914 (11.7)22 (8–31)20.4±6.7 (18−24)12 (85.7)2 (14.2)0
1995–199911224 (21.4)19 (8–35)19±7.2 (13−22)20 (83.4)3 (12.5)1
2000–200415037 (24.7)21 (7–50)21.4±9.3 (15.5–25)28 (75.6)8 (21.6)1
2005–200915641 (26.2)20 (5–56)21±9.1 (16–24)35 (85.3)6 (14.6)0
2010–201414045 (31.9)19 (9–39)19.6±5.6 (16–21)41 (91.2)4 (8.8)0
  • This table does not show data on 31 infants tested three times during the study period.

  • Q1, lower quartile; Q3, upper quartile.