Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of South Australian CRC cases.
From: The effects of comorbidity on colorectal cancer mortality in an Australian cancer population
Total | n | % |
|---|---|---|
7115 | 100 | |
Sex | ||
Male | 4003 | 56.3 |
Female | 3112 | 43.7 |
Age group (years) | ||
18–39 | 107 | 1.5 |
40–49 | 289 | 4.1 |
50–59 | 1178 | 16.6 |
60–69 | 2011 | 28.3 |
70–79 | 2458 | 34.6 |
80+ | 1072 | 15.1 |
Area remoteness | ||
Major Cities | 5017 | 70.5 |
Regional | 1810 | 25.5 |
Remote | 286 | 4 |
Missing | 2 | 0 |
Area-level SES | ||
Q1 (Most disadvantaged) | 1833 | 25.8 |
Q2 | 1838 | 25.8 |
Q3 | 719 | 10.1 |
Q4 | 1797 | 25.3 |
Q5 (Least disadvantaged) | 917 | 12.9 |
Missing | 11 | 0.2 |
Period | ||
2003–2007 | 4265 | 59.9 |
2008–2012 | 2850 | 40.1 |
Subsite | ||
colon | 4722 | 66.4 |
rectal | 2393 | 33.6 |
ACPS stage | ||
A | 1202 | 16.9 |
B | 2085 | 29.3 |
C | 2258 | 31.7 |
D | 1570 | 22.1 |
Differentiation | ||
Well | 288 | 4.1 |
Moderate | 4847 | 68.1 |
Poorly/Undifferentiated | 1425 | 20 |
Unknown | 555 | 7.8 |
Vital status | ||
Alive | 3824 | 53.8 |
Non-cancer deaths | 640 | 9 |
CRC deaths | 2383 | 33.5 |
Other cancer deaths | 268 | 3.8 |
