Table 1.
Variable | AML (n = 6,962) |
Controls (n = 27,827) |
MDS (n = 1,388) |
Controls (n = 5,312) |
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No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
Median age at diagnosis, years | 64 | 76 | ||||||
Males | 53.6 | 54.0 | 56.0 | 55.2 | ||||
Age group, years | ||||||||
< 21 | 534 | 7.7 | 14 | 1.0 | ||||
21-39 | 722 | 10.4 | 19 | 1.4 | ||||
40-49 | 674 | 9.7 | 30 | 2.2 | ||||
50-59 | 950 | 13.6 | 100 | 7.2 | ||||
60-69 | 1,555 | 22.3 | 233 | 16.8 | ||||
70-79 | 1,672 | 24.0 | 532 | 38.3 | ||||
≥ 80 | 855 | 12.3 | 460 | 33.1 | ||||
Year of diagnosis | ||||||||
< 1976 | 949 | 13.6 | 0 | |||||
1976-1985 | 1,638 | 23.5 | 0 | |||||
1986-1995 | 2,388 | 34.3 | 300 | 21.6 | ||||
1995-2004 | 1,987 | 28.6 | 1,088 | 78.4 |
Abbreviations: AML, acute myeloid leukemia; MDS, myelodysplastic syndrome.