Table 1 Participants characteristics by ethnicity.
From: Ethnic inequalities in routes to diagnosis of cancer: a population-based UK cohort study
All N = 243,825 | White—n (%) 151,163 (62.0) | Black—n (%) 4611 (1.89) | Asian—n (%) 4479 (1.84) | Mixed—n (%) 79,609 (32.7) | Other—n (%) 3963 (1.63) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | ||||||
Female | 120,289 (49.3) | 74,643 (49.4) | 1748 (37.9) | 2402 (53.6) | 39,485 (49.3) | 2011 (50.7) |
Male | 123,536 (50.7) | 76,520 (50.6) | 2863 (62.1) | 2077 (46.4) | 40,124 (50.4) | 1952 (49.3) |
Age, years | ||||||
Median (IQR) years | 70 (62–79) | 71 (62–80) | 66 (54–75) | 64 (54–74) | 71 (62–79) | 72 (62–82) |
40–49 | 17,171 (7.04) | 10,414 (6.89) | 705 (15.3) | 696 (15.5) | 5085 (6.39) | 271 (6.84) |
50–59 | 35,761 (14.7) | 21,870 (14.5) | 1076 (23.3) | 1040 (23.2) | 11,177 (14.0) | 598 (15.1) |
60–69 | 66,293 (27.2) | 40,883 (27.1) | 1008 (21.9) | 1178 (26.3) | 22,271 (27.9) | 953 (24.1) |
≥70 | 124,600 (51.1) | 77,996 (51.6) | 1822 (39.5) | 1565 (34.9) | 41,076 (51.6) | 2141 (54.0) |
IMDa | ||||||
1 | 57,516 (23.6) | 37,740 (24.9) | 196 (4.25) | 723 (16.2) | 17,868 (22.5) | 989 (24.9) |
2 | 53,170 (21.8) | 33,496 (22.2) | 294 (6.38) | 740 (16.5) | 17,730 (22.8) | 910 (22.9) |
3 | 48,424 (19.9) | 30,034 (19.9) | 776 (16.8) | 949 (21.2) | 15,897 (19.9) | 768 (19.4) |
4 | 43,616 (17.9) | 25,836 (17.1) | 1328 (28.8) | 1010 (22.6) | 14,773 (18.6) | 669 (16.9) |
5 | 40,979 (16.8) | 23,975 (15.9) | 2015 (43.7) | 1055 (23.6) | 13,309 (16.7) | 625 (15.8) |
Morbidity scores | ||||||
0 | 26,936 (11.1) | 18,394 (12.2) | 608 (13.2) | 591 (13.2) | 6556 (8.24) | 787 (19.9) |
1 | 45,596 (18.7) | 29,085 (19.2) | 860 (18.7) | 780 (17.4) | 14,042 (17.6) | 829 (20.9) |
2 | 54,589 (22.4) | 33,806 (22.4) | 1132 (24.6) | 1043 (23.3) | 17,627 (22.1) | 981 (24.8) |
3 | 56,809 (23.3) | 34,267 (22.7) | 1057 (22.9) | 1137 (25.4) | 19,535 (24.5) | 813 (20.5) |
4 | 59,895 (24.6) | 35,611 (23.6) | 954 (20.7) | 928 (20.7) | 21,849 (27.5) | 553 (13.9) |
Regiona | ||||||
North East | 12,105 (4.97) | 6559 (4.34) | 16 (0.35) | 51 (1.14) | 5429 (6.82) | 50 (1.26) |
North West | 44,004 (18.1) | 28,946 (19.2) | 384 (8.35) | 486 (10.9) | 13,522 (16.9) | 666 (16.8) |
Yorkshire | 9731 (3.99) | 5432 (3.59) | 24 (0.52) | 67 (1.50) | 4074 (5.12) | 134 (3.38) |
East Midlands | 5169 (2.12) | 2813 (1.86) | 53 (1.15) | 91 (2.04) | 2151 (2.70) | 61 (1.54) |
West Midlands | 47,863 (19.6) | 29,387 (19.4) | 674 (14.7) | 986 (22.1) | 16,208 (20.4) | 608 (15.4) |
East of England | 12,869 (5.28) | 8943 (5.92) | 79 (1.72) | 166 (3.71) | 3433 (4.31) | 248 (6.26) |
South West | 36,476 (14.9) | 20,570 (13.6) | 180 (3.91) | 153 (3.42) | 15,051 (18.9) | 522 (13.2) |
South Central | 27,693 (11.4) | 17,963 (11.9) | 157 (3.41) | 320 (7.16) | 8640 (10.9) | 613 (15.5) |
London | 27,106 (11.1) | 15,148 (10.0) | 2940 (63.9) | 1871 (41.9) | 6669 (8.38) | 478 (12.1) |
South East | 20,761 (8.52) | 15,384 (10.2) | 93 (2.02) | 279 (6.24) | 4424 (5.56) | 581 (14.7) |
Cancer site | ||||||
Breast | 57,056 (23.4) | 34,409 (22.8) | 956 (20.7) | 1410 (31.5) | 19,538 (24.5) | 743 (18.7) |
Lung | 48,294 (19.8) | 31,220 (20.7) | 498 (10.8) | 602 (13.4) | 14,907 (18.7) | 1067 (26.9) |
Prostate | 51,492 (21.1) | 30,743 (20.3) | 1780 (38.6) | 796 (17.8) | 17,600 (22.1) | 573 (14.5) |
Colorectal | 45,257 (18.6) | 28,334 (18.7) | 604 (13.1) | 732 (16.3) | 14,781 (18.6) | 806 (20.3) |
Oesophagus | 9697 (3.98) | 6,291 (4.16) | 69 (1.50) | 108 (2.41) | 3018 (3.19) | 211 (5.32) |
Stomach | 8066 (3.31) | 5058 (3.35) | 211 (4.58) | 158 (3.53) | 2425 (3.05) | 214 (5.40) |
Oral | 8541 (3.50) | 5427 (3.59) | 96 (2.08) | 262 (5.85) | 2670 (3.35) | 86 (2.17) |
Ovary | 7565 (3.10) | 4849 (3.21) | 77 (1.67) | 197 (4.40) | 2302 (2.89) | 140 (3.53) |
Myeloma | 5843 (2.40) | 3544 (2.34) | 271 (5.88) | 162 (3.62) | 1778 (2.23) | 88 (2.22) |
Cervix | 2014 (0.83) | 1,288 (0.85) | 49 (1.06) | 52 (1.16) | 590 (0.74) | 35 (0.88) |
