Table 1 Age and sex distribution of cases and controls
Controls, N (%) | Lung cancer cases, N (%) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Characteristic | Males | Females | Total | Males | Females | Total |
Age (years) | ||||||
30–39 | 7 (2.1) | 21 (8.0) | 28 (4.7) | 2 (1.2) | 2 (5.7) | 4 (1.9) |
40–49 | 21 (6.4) | 43 (16.3) | 64 (10.8) | 10 (5.8) | 4 (11.4) | 14 (6.8) |
50–59 | 71 (21.8) | 71 (26.9) | 142 (24.1) | 37 (21.6) | 7 (20.0) | 44 (21.4) |
60–69 | 153 (46.9) | 81 (30.7) | 234 (39.7) | 84 (49.1) | 11 (31.4) | 95 (46.1) |
70–79 | 68 (20.9) | 42 (15.9) | 110 (18.6) | 34 (19.9) | 9 (25.7) | 43 (20.9) |
⩾80 | 6 (1.8) | 6 (2.3) | 12 (2.0) | 4 (2.3) | 2 (5.7) | 6 (2.9) |
Average | 62.9 | 57.5 | 60.5 | 63.4 | 61.1 | 63.0 |
Median | 64 | 56 | 62 | 64 | 64 | 64 |
N | 326 | 264 | 590 | 171 | 35 | 206 |
