Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of breast cancer patients at time-of-diagnosis stratified by sex from CPRD GOLD.
| Female | Male | |
|---|---|---|
| Number of patients | 85,400 | 507 |
| Age in years (Median [IQR]) | 63 (52 to 73) | 70 (61 to 78) |
| Age Groups in years N (%) | ||
| 18–29 | 278 (0.3%) | 5 (1.0%) |
| 30–39 | 2860 (3.3%) | 9 (1.8%) |
| 40–49 | 11,298 (13.2%) | 29 (5.7%) |
| 50–59 | 21,496 (25.2%) | 67 (13.2%) |
| 60–69 | 22,273 (26.1%) | 129 (25.4%) |
| 70–79 | 15,090 (17.7%) | 163 (32.1%) |
| 80–89 | 9665 (11.3%) | 87 (17.2%) |
| 90+ | 2440 (2.9%) | 18 (3.6%) |
| Prior history in the database (data availability), days | ||
| Median [IQR] | 3189 (1637—4992) | 3337 (1763—4970) |
| Smoking status (any time 5 years prior) | ||
| Non-smoker | 41,286 (48.3%) | 210 (41.4%) |
| Former smoker | 453 (0.5%) | < 5 |
| Smoker | 13,636 (16.0%) | 73 (14.4%) |
| Missing | 30,025 (35.2%) | 222 (43.8%) |
| General conditions (any time prior) | ||
| Atrial fibrillation | 2797 (3.3%) | 51 (10.1%) |
| Cerebrovascular disease | 2676 (3.1%) | 36 (7.1%) |
| Chronic liver disease | 216 (0.3%) | < 5 |
| Chronic obstructive lung disease | 2751 (3.2%) | 38 (7.5%) |
| Coronary arteriosclerosis | 313 (0.4%) | < 5 |
| Dementia | 1082 (1.3%) | 14 (2.8%) |
| Depressive disorder | 12,862 (15.1%) | 53 (10.5%) |
| Diabetes mellitus | 5728 (6.7%) | 63 (12.4%) |
| Gastrointestinal haemorrhage | 4403 (5.2%) | 29 (5.7%) |
| Heart failure | 1380 (1.6%) | 20 (3.9%) |
| Hyperlipidemia | 5865 (6.9%) | 37 (7.3%) |
| Hypertensive disorder | 17,772 (20.8%) | 142 (28.0%) |
| Ischemic heart disease | 3878 (4.5%) | 62 (12.2%) |
| Osteoarthritis | 14,817 (17.4%) | 92 (18.1%) |
| Peripheral vascular disease | 668 (0.8%) | 12 (2.4%) |
| Pulmonary embolism | 582 (0.7%) | < 5 |
| Renal impairment | 6576 (7.7%) | 57 (11.2%) |
| Venous thrombosis | 3485 (4.1%) | 25 (4.9%) |
IQR: interquartile range.