Table 1 Demographic characteristics of primary liver cancers and histologically confirmed hepatocellular carcinoma cases in the Kampala Cancer Registry, Kyadondo County, Uganda: 1960–1980 and 1991–2005
From: Trends in the incidence of primary liver cancer in Central Uganda, 1960–1980 and 1991–2005
Primary liver cancer cases | Hepatocellular carcinoma cases | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Time period | 1960–1980 | 1991–2005 | 1960–1980 | 1991–2005 |
N (%) | 261 | 510 | 201 | 120 |
Median age (IQR)a | 42 (32, 55) | 48 (33, 61) | 42 (34, 53) | 44 (30, 54) |
Sex (%) | ||||
Male | 205 (79%) | 296 (58%) | 160 (80%) | 69 (58%) |
Female | 56 (21%) | 214 (42%) | 41 (20%) | 51 (43%) |
Male : female ratio | 3.7 | 1.4 | 3.9 | 1.4 |
