Table 1 Characteristics of the included patients with cancer stratified by sex (and total)
Women | Men | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | (%) | n | (%) | n | (%) | |
Total | 69,888 | (48.7) | 73,501 | (51.3) | 143,389 | (100.0) |
Age (mean, sd) | 66.1 | (14.1) | 68.1 | (11.9) | 67.2 | (13.1) |
Age groups | ||||||
18–39 | 3148 | (4.5) | 2005 | (2.7) | 5153 | (3.6) |
40–49 | 5763 | (8.2) | 2845 | (3.9) | 8608 | (6.0) |
50–59 | 11,315 | (16.2) | 9398 | (12.8) | 20,713 | (14.4) |
60–69 | 18,682 | (26.7) | 22,884 | (31.1) | 41,566 | (29.0) |
70–79 | 18,995 | (27.2) | 25,042 | (34.1) | 44,037 | (30.7) |
80–89 | 10,229 | (14.6) | 10,172 | (13.8) | 20,401 | (14.2) |
≥ 90 | 1756 | (2.5) | 1155 | (1.6) | 2911 | (2.0) |
Routes to Diagnosis | ||||||
Death certificate only | 318 | (0.5) | 312 | (0.4) | 630 | (0.4) |
Screening | 7597 | (10.9) | 2335 | (3.2) | 9932 | (6.9) |
CPP primary sector referral | 30,032 | (43.0) | 36,227 | (49.3) | 66,259 | (46.2) |
CPP secondary sector referral | 15,192 | (21.7) | 13,651 | (18.6) | 28,843 | (20.1) |
Unplanned admission | 10,491 | (15.0) | 12,336 | (16.8) | 22,827 | (15.9) |
Planned admission | 681 | (1.0) | 814 | (1.1) | 1495 | (1.0) |
Outpatient visit | 3560 | (5.1) | 5429 | (7.4) | 8989 | (6.3) |
Unknown route | 2017 | (2.9) | 2397 | (3.3) | 4414 | (3.1) |
Year of diagnosis | ||||||
2014 | 17,314 | (24.8) | 18,268 | (24.9) | 35,582 | (24.8) |
2015 | 17,503 | (25.0) | 18,319 | (24.9) | 35,822 | (25.0) |
2016 | 17,467 | (25.0) | 18,390 | (25.0) | 35,857 | (25.0) |
2017 | 17,604 | (25.2) | 18,524 | (25.2) | 36,128 | (25.2) |
Region | ||||||
Northern Denmark | 7397 | (10.6) | 8156 | (11.1) | 15,553 | (10.8) |
Central Denmark | 14,667 | (21.0) | 16,489 | (22.4) | 31,156 | (21.7) |
Southern Denmark | 15,911 | (22.8) | 17,026 | (23.2) | 32,937 | (23.0) |
Capital | 20,441 | (29.2) | 19,405 | (26.4) | 39,846 | (27.8) |
Zealand | 11,472 | (16.4) | 12,425 | (16.9) | 23,897 | (16.7) |
Comorbidity (CCI) | ||||||
None | 39,502 | (56.5) | 35,706 | (48.6) | 75,208 | (52.5) |
Moderate (CCI = 1–2) | 20,880 | (29.9) | 23,699 | (32.2) | 44,579 | (31.1) |
High (CCI > 2) | 9506 | (13.6) | 14,096 | (19.2) | 23,602 | (16.5) |
Diagnosis group | ||||||
Head & neck | 1191 | (1.7) | 2708 | (3.7) | 3899 | (2.7) |
Oesophagus | 590 | (0.8) | 1559 | (2.1) | 2149 | (1.5) |
Stomach | 855 | (1.2) | 1662 | (2.3) | 2517 | (1.8) |
Colon | 7086 | (10.1) | 7451 | (10.1) | 14,537 | (10.1) |
Rectum | 2595 | (3.7) | 4100 | (5.6) | 6695 | (4.7) |
Liver | 515 | (0.7) | 1262 | (1.7) | 1777 | (1.2) |
Pancreas | 1895 | (2.7) | 2052 | (2.8) | 3947 | (2.8) |
Lung | 9371 | (13.4) | 9513 | (12.9) | 18,884 | (13.2) |
Melanoma | 5167 | (7.4) | 4570 | (6.2) | 9737 | (6.8) |
Breast | 19,128 | (27.4) | 0 | () | 19,128 | (13.3) |
Uterus | 3281 | (4.7) | 0 | () | 3281 | (2.3) |
Ovary | 2128 | (3.0) | 0 | () | 2128 | (1.5) |
Female genitals | 2018 | (2.9) | 0 | () | 2018 | (1.4) |
Prostate | 0 | () | 18,134 | (24.7) | 18,134 | (12.6) |
Male Genitals | 0 | () | 1457 | (2.0) | 1457 | (1.0) |
Kidney | 1470 | (2.1) | 2705 | (3.7) | 4175 | (2.9) |
Bladder | 974 | (1.4) | 2720 | (3.7) | 3694 | (2.6) |
Eye, Brain, CNS | 1037 | (1.5) | 1360 | (1.9) | 2397 | (1.7) |
Endocrine glands | 1114 | (1.6) | 468 | (0.6) | 1582 | (1.1) |
Lymphoma | 2328 | (3.3) | 2933 | (4.0) | 5261 | (3.7) |
Multiple myeloma | 840 | (1.2) | 1092 | (1.5) | 1932 | (1.3) |
Leukaemia | 1499 | (2.1) | 2268 | (3.1) | 3767 | (2.6) |
Other | 4806 | (6.9) | 5487 | (7.5) | 10,293 | (7.2) |
Educational level | ||||||
Low | 26,210 | (37.5) | 22,100 | (30.1) | 48,310 | (33.7) |
Medium | 25,134 | (36.0) | 33,321 | (45.3) | 58,455 | (40.8) |
High | 16,865 | (24.1) | 16,328 | (22.2) | 33,193 | (23.1) |
Missing/unknown | 1679 | (2.4) | 1752 | (2.4) | 3431 | (2.4) |
Disposable income (quartiles) | ||||||
1st | 19,019 | (27.2) | 16,123 | (21.9) | 35,142 | (24.5) |
2nd | 18,936 | (27.1) | 18,361 | (25.0) | 37,297 | (26.0) |
3rd | 17,551 | (25.1) | 17,499 | (23.8) | 35,050 | (24.4) |
4th | 14,382 | (20.6) | 21,518 | (29.3) | 35,900 | (25.0) |
Marital status | ||||||
Single | 31,222 | (44.7) | 21,966 | (29.9) | 53,188 | (37.1) |
Married/co-habiting | 38,666 | (55.3) | 51,535 | (70.1) | 90,201 | (62.9) |
Immigration status | ||||||
Not immigrant/descendent | 66,079 | (94.5) | 70,002 | (95.2) | 136,081 | (94.9) |
Immigrant/descendent | 3809 | (5.5) | 3499 | (4.8) | 7308 | (5.1) |