Table 1 Demographic characteristics of coastland and inland rural patients with malignant tumor, n (%)
Variable | Coastland (n = 769,484) | Inland (n = 537,411) | Total (n = 1,306,895) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | Male | 450,264 (58.52) | 293,007 (54.52) | 743,271 (56.87) |
Female | 319,220 (41.48) | 244,404 (45.48) | 563,624 (43.13) | |
Age, years | < 18 | 12,778 (1.66) | 11,819 (2.20) | 24,597 (1.88) |
18–44 | 132,622 (17.24) | 104,170 (19.38) | 236,792 (18.12) | |
45–59 | 320,602 (41.66) | 218,036 (40.57) | 538,638 (41.22) | |
60–74 | 244,884 (31.82) | 162,648 (30.27) | 407,532 (31.18) | |
≥75 | 58,598 (7.62) | 40,738 (7.58) | 99,336 (7.60) | |
Hospital level | Township | 61,882 (8.04) | 53,813 (10.01) | 115,695 (8.85) |
County | 113,005 (14.69) | 155,860 (29.00) | 268,865 (20.57) | |
Municipal | 352,358 (45.79) | 199,272 (37.08) | 551,630 (42.21) | |
Provincial | 242,239 (31.48) | 128,466 (23.90) | 370,705 (28.37) | |
Low income | No | 747,128 (97.09) | 509,262 (94.76) | 1,256,390 (96.14) |
Yes | 22,356 (2.91) | 28,149 (5.24) | 50,505 (3.86) | |
Surgery | No | 665,851 (86.53) | 466,875 (86.87) | 1,132,726 (86.67) |
Yes | 103,633 (13.47) | 70,536 (13.13) | 174,169 (13.33) | |
Tumor site | Stomach, duodenum | 108,714 (14.13) | 68,992 (12.84) | 177,706 (13.60) |
Lung, bronchia | 100,031 (13.00) | 71,178 (13.25) | 171,209 (13.10) | |
Esophagus | 90,315 (11.74) | 40,285 (7.50) | 130,600 (9.99) | |
Colorectum | 66,249 (8.61) | 63,662 (11.85) | 129,911 (9.94) | |
Female breast | 68,253 (8.87) | 50,418 (9.38) | 118,671 (9.08) | |
Liver | 66,595 (8.65) | 35,419 (6.59) | 102,014 (7.81) | |
Radiotherapy, chemotherapy | 46,515 (6.04) | 24,021 (4.47) | 70,536 (5.40) | |
Uterus | 35,992 (4.68) | 34,428 (6.41) | 70,420 (5.39) | |
Lymphoma | 23,509 (3.06) | 17,234 (3.21) | 40,743 (3.12) | |
Nasopharynx | 20,105 (2.61) | 17,172 (3.20) | 37,277 (2.85) | |
Leukemia | 19,719 (2.56) | 15,113 (2.81) | 34,832 (2.67) | |
Bone | 13,878 (1.80) | 9557 (1.78) | 23,435 (1.79) | |
Brain | 9817 (1.28) | 8825 (1.64) | 18,642 (1.43) | |
Ovary | 9444 (1.23) | 7441 (1.38) | 16,885 (1.29) | |
Oral cavity, lip, pharynx | 7983 (1.04) | 3830 (0.71) | 11,813 (0.90) | |
Bladder | 6432 (0.84) | 4352 (0.81) | 10,784 (0.83) | |
Gallbladder | 4887 (0.64) | 5038 (0.94) | 9925 (0.76) | |
Pancreas | 5011 (0.65) | 4022 (0.75) | 9033 (0.69) | |
Kidney | 5506 (0.72) | 3498 (0.65) | 9004 (0.69) | |
Prostate, testis, penis | 4010 (0.52) | 4430 (0.82) | 8440 (0.65) | |
Other (larynx, thyroid, skin, et al) | 56,519 (7.35) | 48,496 (9.02) | 105,015 (8.04) | |