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. 2008 May 2;105(18):337–343. doi: 10.3238/arztebl.2008.0337

Table 2. Characteristic data from different study cohorts.

Study cohort at baseline*1 (n = 5248) Potential participants*2 (n = 2366) OVIS participants (n = 1927)
Age at diagnosis in years (Mean ± SD) 60.7 ± 12.1 59.6 ± 11.7 58.8 ± 11.3
Dwelling category
City 47.7% 51.1% 51.4%
Country 51.9% 48.9% 48.6%
Tumor, node, metastasis T (tumor)
T1 48.5% 51.3% 54.6%
T2 34.4% 35.8% 35.4%
T3 4.8% 4.6% 4.8%
T4 6.9% 4.4% 3.6%
Unknown 5.4% 3.9% 1.4%
Tumor, node, metastasis N (regional lymph nodes)
N0 53.8% 58.8% 62.0%
N1 30.4% 30.5% 30.7%
N2 3.7% 3.5% 3.5%
N3 0.4% 0.1%
Unknown 11.8% 7.0% 3.9%
Tumor, node, metastasis M (distant metastases)
M0/Unknown 95.2% 97.1% 97.5%
M1 4.8% 2.9% 2.5%

*1Inclusion criteria apply, reported by name or anonymously;*2 Inclusion criteria apply, reported by name, corresponds to eligible patients, SD; standard deviation.