Table 1 Baseline characteristics according to age.
Baseline characteristics | Age 65–79 (n = 6203) | Age ≥ 80 (n = 2983) | All ages (n = 9186) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex | Male | 3414 (55%) | 1455 (49%) | 4869 (53%) |
Female | 2789 (45%) | 1528 (51%) | 4317 (47%) | |
Stage | Early | 1895 (37%) | 1023 (44%) | 2918 (39%) |
Advanced | 3229 (63%) | 1307 (56%) | 4536 (61%) | |
Missing | 1079 | 653 | 1732 | |
Performance status (ECOG) | 0 | 912 (42%) | 211 (29%) | 1123 (39%) |
1 | 753 (35%) | 276 (38%) | 1029 (35%) | |
2 | 496 (23%) | 249 (34%) | 745 (26%) | |
Missing | 4042 | 2247 | 6289 | |
Number of co morbid conditions | 0 | 4468 (72%) | 1955 (66%) | 6423 (70%) |
1 | 780 (13%) | 449 (15%) | 1229 (13%) | |
2 | 563 (9%) | 283 (9%) | 846 (9%) | |
≥3 | 392 (6%) | 296 (10%) | 688 (7%) | |
Deprivation quintile | 1—Least deprived | 1380 (23%) | 686 (24%) | 2066 (23%) |
2 | 1427 (24%) | 694 (24%) | 2121 (24%) | |
3 | 1300 (21%) | 606 (21%) | 1906 (21%) | |
4 | 1141 (19%) | 563 (19%) | 1704 (19%) | |
5—Most deprived | 805 (13%) | 361 (12%) | 1166 (13%) | |
Missing | 150 | 73 | 223 | |
Route to diagnosis | Emergency | 2051 (34%) | 1108 (38%) | 3159 (35%) |
GP referral | 1573 (26%) | 676 (23%) | 2249 (25%) | |
Inpatient Elective | 82 (1%) | 31 (1%) | 113 (1%) | |
Other outpatient | 606 (10%) | 243 (8%) | 849 (9%) | |
NHS urgent cancer referral pathway | 1752 (29%) | 883 (30%) | 2635 (29%) | |
Missing | 138 | 42 | 180 | |
