Table 1 Description of the cases included in the analysis stratified by sex
Variable | Male | Female | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | |
All | 2310 | 100 | 1795 | 100 |
Age group | ||||
15–44 | 114 | 4.9 | 125 | 7.0 |
45–54 | 268 | 11.6 | 209 | 11.6 |
55–64 | 548 | 23.7 | 364 | 20.3 |
65–74 | 876 | 37.9 | 616 | 34.3 |
75–84 | 504 | 21.8 | 481 | 26.8 |
Education level | ||||
Higher education | 516 | 22.3 | 434 | 24.2 |
q4 | 543 | 23.5 | 422 | 23.5 |
q3 | 475 | 20.6 | 366 | 20.4 |
q2 | 400 | 17.3 | 328 | 18.3 |
Lower education | 376 | 16.3 | 245 | 13.6 |
EDI | ||||
Least deprived | 377 | 16.3 | 289 | 16.1 |
q4 | 403 | 17.4 | 310 | 17.3 |
q3 | 459 | 19.9 | 334 | 18.6 |
q2 | 490 | 21.2 | 393 | 21.9 |
Most deprived | 581 | 25.2 | 469 | 26.1 |
Cancer site | ||||
Colon | 1421 | 61.5 | 1206 | 67.2 |
Rectum | 889 | 38.5 | 589 | 32.8 |