Table 1 Baseline characteristics and quality of follow up in the two groups 1980–2005
From: Cancer survival among children of Turkish descent in Germany 1980–2005: a registry-based analysis
Turkish descent N (%) | Not Turkish N (%) | |
|---|---|---|
Number of cases | 1774 | 35,485 |
male sex | 1042 (58.7) | 19,822 (55.9) |
Age at diagnosis | ||
<1 year | 167 (9.4) | 3555 (10.0) |
1–<5 years | 682 (38.4) | 12,914 (36.4) |
5–<10 years | 503 (28.4) | 9516 (26.8) |
10–<15 years | 422 (23.8) | 9500 (26.8) |
Year of diagnosis | ||
1980–87 | 369 (20.8) | 7576 (21.4) |
1988–95 | 477 (26.9) | 11,366 (32.0) |
1996–2005 | 928 (52.3) | 16,543 (46.6) |
Median length of follow-up of patients still alive (range) in years | 7.1 (0–28) | 8.4 (0–28) |
Deaths by 31.12.2006 | 456 (25.7) | 8737 (24.6) |
Follow-up by period of diagnosis | ||
1980–1995 | ||
Alive, at least 10 years f/u | 507 (92.0) | 12,613 (96.7) |
Alive, lost to f/u | 93 (16.9) | 910 (7.0) |
1980–2000 | ||
Alive, at least 5 years f/u | 879 (95.8) | 19,549 (98.5) |
Alive, lost to f/u | 116 (12.6) | 1104 (5.6) |
1996–2000 | ||
Alive, at least 5 years f/u | 357 (97.3) | 6725 (98.8) |
Alive, lost to f/u | 23 (6.3) | 194 (2.9) |