Time to diagnosis
| Screening strategy | IRT/PAP | IRT/DNA/sequencing | IRT/PAP/DNA/sequencing* |
| Median time between heel prick and screening test result, days (IQR) | 7 (5–9) | 16 (15–19) | 21 |
| Median time between screening test result and diagnosis, days (IQR) | |||
| First year of study | 4 (3–7) | 4 (3–7) | 4 (3–7) |
| Second year of study | 1 (1–7) | 1 (1–7) | 1 (1–7) |
↵* Predicted time period; this method was not tested in practice during the study.
IRT, immunoreactive trypsinogen; PAP, pancreatitis-associated protein.