Table 1.
Number of cases by age, sex, stage, method of diagnosis, and therapy, per year.
Years | Total (n = 627) | ||||||
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2019 (n = 324) | 2020 (n = 303) | ||||||
n | % | n | % | p-Value | n | % | |
Age at diagnosis | |||||||
15–54 | 16 | 4.9 | 20 | 6.6 | 0.37 | 36 | 5.7 |
55–64 | 62 | 19.2 | 53 | 17.5 | 0.59 | 115 | 18.3 |
65–74 | 119 | 36.7 | 108 | 35.6 | 0.78 | 227 | 36.2 |
75+ | 127 | 39.2 | 122 | 40.3 | 0.79 | 249 | 39.7 |
Sex | |||||||
Males | 212 | 65.4 | 181 | 59.7 | 0.14 | 393 | 62.7 |
Females | 112 | 34.6 | 122 | 40.3 | 0.14 | 234 | 37.3 |
Stage | |||||||
I | 64 | 19.8 | 39 | 12.9 | <0.05 | 103 | 16.4 |
II | 24 | 7.4 | 19 | 6.3 | 0.57 | 43 | 6.9 |
III | 41 | 12.7 | 58 | 19.1 | <0.05 | 99 | 15.8 |
IV | 190 | 58.6 | 182 | 60.1 | 0.72 | 372 | 59.3 |
Unknown | 5 | 1.5 | 5 | 1.6 | 0.91 | 10 | 1.6 |
Method of diagnosis | |||||||
Histological | 227 | 70.1 | 188 | 62.0 | <0.05 | 415 | 66.2 |
Cytological | 39 | 12.0 | 63 | 20.8 | <0.01 | 102 | 16.3 |
Clinical/instrumental | 58 | 17.9 | 52 | 17.2 | 0.81 | 110 | 17.5 |
Surgery | |||||||
Yes | 93 | 28.7 | 65 | 21.5 | <0.05 | 158 | 25.2 |
No | 231 | 71.3 | 238 | 78.5 | <0.05 | 469 | 74.8 |
Chemotherapy | |||||||
Yes | 57 | 17.6 | 104 | 34.3 | <0.01 | 161 | 25.7 |
No | 258 | 79.6 | 195 | 64.4 | <0.01 | 453 | 72.3 |
Unknown | 9 | 2.8 | 4 | 1.3 | 0.20 | 13 | 2.1 |