Variable | All | Cancera | No-cancera | P-value |
---|---|---|---|---|
% (N) | 100 (825) | 16.7 (138) | 83.3 (687) | |
Referred by | ||||
General practice | 75.4 (605) | 74.6 (97) | 75.6 (508) | 0.851 |
Hospital department | 20.1 (161) | 21.5 (28) | 19.8 (133) | |
Other | 4.5 (36) | 3.8 (5) | 4.6 (31) | |
Gender | ||||
Male | 47.4 (391) | 44.2 (61) | 48.0 (330) | 0.411 |
Age | ||||
median (IQR) | 67 (55–75) | 69 (62–76) | 67 (53–74) | 0.003 |
Groups | ||||
18–39 years | 7.5 (62) | 3.6 (5) | 8.3 (57) | 0.050 |
40–54 years | 17.1 (141) | 10.9 (15) | 18.3 (126) | |
55–69 years | 33.0 (272) | 36.2 (50) | 32.3 (222) | |
70–79 years | 31.0 (256) | 36.2 (50) | 30.0 (206) | |
≥ 80 years | 11.4 (94) | 13.0 (18) | 11.1 (76) | |
Body mass index | ||||
median (IQR) | 24.3 (21.7–28.0) | 23.4 (21.9–26.8) | 24.5 (21.7–28.1) | 0.317 |
Smoking status | ||||
Never | 34.2 (271) | 29.6 (40) | 35.1 (231) | 0.222 |
Former/current | 65.8 (522) | 70.4 (95) | 64.9 (427) | |
Package years median (IQR)b | 25 (15–40) | 30 (14–40) | 25 (15–40) | 0.818 |
Alcohol consumption per week | ||||
Units per week, median (IQR)c | 5 (0–14) | 7 (0–14) | 4 (0–14) | 0.378 |
Alcohol consumption above recommendationsd | 9.5(69) | 11.3 (13) | 9.1 (56) | 0.466 |
Chronic diseases at first visit | ||||
Lung disease | 13.3 (110) | 10.1 (14) | 14.0 (96) | 0.227 |
Cardiovascular diseases | 15.6 (129) | 11.6 (16) | 16.4 (113) | 0.152 |
Cerebrovascular diseases | 10.8 (89) | 12.3 (17) | 10.5 (72) | 0.525 |
Diabetes | 11.6 (96) | 8.7 (12) | 12.2 (84) | 0.238 |
Inflammatory diseases | 11.9 (98) | 7.2 (10) | 12.8 (88) | 0.065 |
Renal failure | 4.1 (34) | 2.2 (3) | 4.5 (31) | 0.207 |
Peptic ulcer | 3.2 (26) | 3.6 (5) | 3.1 (21) | 0.788 |
Cirrhosis | 0.4 (3) | 0.7 (1) | 0.3 (2) | 0.423 |
Dementia | 1.8 (15) | 0 | 2.2 (15) | 0.152 |
Previously diagnosed cancer | 12.2 (101) | 21.7 (30) | 10.3 (71) | <0.001 |
Number of chronic diseases | ||||
0 | 46.3 (382) | 44.9 (62) | 46.6 (320) | 0.054 |
1–2 | 46.3(382) | 52.2 (72) | 45.1 (310) | |
≥ 3 | 7.4 (61) | 2.9 (4) | 8.3 (57) |