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. 2012 Nov 21;176(12):1147–1158. doi: 10.1093/aje/kws212

Table 1.

Individual Characteristics by Hodgkin Lymphoma Status, Sweden, 1973–2009

No Hodgkin Lymphoma (n = 3,570,631)
Any Hodgkin Lymphoma (n = 943)
Nodular Sclerosis (n = 572)
Mixed Cellularity (n = 76)
No. % Mean (SD) No. % Mean (SD) No. % Mean (SD) No. % Mean (SD)
Age at diagnosis or last follow-up, years
 0–4 465,765 13.0 13 1.4 1 0.2 3 3.9
 5–9 471,043 13.2 46 4.9 12 2.1 6 7.9
 10–14 444,955 12.5 120 12.7 57 10.0 6 7.9
 15–19 574,162 16.1 289 30.7 183 32.0 19 25.0
 20–24 520,730 14.6 271 28.7 172 30.1 29 38.2
 25–29 446,531 12.5 136 14.4 97 17.0 8 10.5
 ≥30 647,445 18.1 68 7.2 50 8.7 5 6.6
18.6 (10.4) 20.2 (6.4) 21.4 (5.9) 19.7 (6.7)
Sex
 Female 1,735,532 48.6 454 48.1 327 57.2 20 26.3
 Male 1,835,099 51.4 489 51.9 245 42.8 56 73.7
Birth year
 1973–1979 692,388 19.4 466 49.4 259 45.3 31 40.8
 1980–1984 455,025 12.7 237 25.1 158 27.6 20 26.3
 1985–1989 521,027 14.6 155 16.4 100 17.5 14 18.4
 1990–1994 581,676 16.3 67 7.1 43 7.5 8 10.5
 1995–1999 447,912 12.6 16 1.7 11 1.9 2 2.6
 2000–2004 460,980 12.9 1 0.1 1 0.2 0 0.0
 2005–2008 411,623 11.5 1 0.1 0 0.0 1 1.3
Fetal growth, SD
 <−2 112,411 3.1 29 3.1 18 3.1 1 1.3
 −2 to <−1 535,680 15.0 137 14.5 82 14.3 9 11.8
 −1 to <0 1,266,450 35.5 350 37.1 206 36.0 31 40.8
 0 to <1 1,118,520 31.3 277 29.4 171 29.9 17 22.4
 1 to <2 428,631 12.0 126 13.4 77 13.5 14 18.4
 ≥2 108,939 3.1 24 2.5 18 3.1 4 5.3
Birth weight, g
 <2,500 149,333 4.2 26 2.8 18 3.1 0 0.0
 2,500–3,999 2,778,937 77.8 744 78.9 445 77.8 62 81.6
 ≥4,000 642,361 18.0 173 18.3 109 19.1 14 18.4
3,505 (574) 3,539 (532) 3,545 (544) 3,600 (556)
Birth length, cm
 <48 359,906 10.1 82 8.7 53 9.3 3 3.9
 48–52 2,600,677 72.8 680 72.1 408 71.3 53 69.7
 ≥53 576,826 16.2 178 18.9 109 19.1 20 26.3
 Unknown 33,222 0.9 3 0.3 2 0.3 0 0.0
50.3 (2.5) 50.5 (2.4) 50.5 (2.4) 51.0 (2.0)
Ponderal index, g × 100/cm3
 <2.60 1,015,895 28.5 284 30.1 173 30.2 27 35.5
 2.60–2.89 1,603,907 45.7 436 46.2 251 43.9 34 44.7
 ≥2.90 890,607 24.9 220 23.3 146 25.5 15 19.7
 Unknown 33,222 0.9 3 0.3 2 0.3 0 0.0
2.74 (0.34) 2.74 (0.40) 2.74 (0.31) 2.69 (0.24)
Gestational age at birth, weeks
 22–28 10,966 0.3 1 0.1 1 0.2 0 0.0
 29–33 42,569 1.2 12 1.3 9 1.6 0 0.0
 34–36 153,255 4.3 41 4.3 19 3.3 6 7.9
 37–42 3,322,945 93.1 873 92.6 533 93.2 69 90.8
 ≥43 40,896 1.1 16 1.7 10 1.7 1 1.3
39.8 (1.9) 40.0 (1.8) 40.0 (1.9) 39.8 (1.7)
Multiple birth status
 Singleton 3,486,171 97.6 928 98.4 562 98.3 75 98.7
 Twin 84,460 2.4 15 1.6 10 1.7 1 1.3
Birth order
 1 1,499,457 42.0 415 44.0 246 43.0 32 42.1
 2 1,300,554 36.4 329 34.9 209 36.5 21 27.6
 3 541,362 15.2 150 15.9 90 15.7 17 22.4
 4 157,566 4.4 30 3.2 19 3.3 4 5.3
 ≥5 71,692 2.0 19 2.0 8 1.4 2 2.6
Maternal age at delivery, years
 <20 84,076 2.4 29 3.1 14 2.4 5 6.6
 20–24 678,777 19.0 215 22.8 136 23.8 18 23.7
 25–29 1,252,859 35.1 368 39.0 219 38.3 26 34.2
 30–34 1,035,425 29.0 226 24.0 141 24.7 17 22.4
 35–39 432,834 12.1 90 9.5 53 9.3 8 10.5
 ≥40 86,660 2.4 15 1.6 9 1.6 2 2.6
Maternal education, years
 ≤9 674,982 18.9 217 23.0 135 23.6 20 26.3
 10–11 1,150,029 32.2 352 37.3 215 37.6 30 39.5
 12–14 1,045,276 29.3 213 22.6 129 22.5 15 19.7
 ≥15 554,773 15.5 122 12.9 73 12.8 8 10.5
 Unknown 145,571 4.1 39 4.1 20 3.5 3 3.9
Paternal education, years
 ≤9 767,476 21.5 257 27.3 149 26.0 20 26.3
 10–11 1,129,000 31.6 269 28.5 166 29.0 28 36.8
 12–14 960,087 26.9 232 24.6 134 23.4 18 23.7
 ≥15 537,994 15.1 143 15.2 97 17.0 9 11.8
 Unknown 176,074 4.9 42 4.4 26 4.5 1 1.3
Hodgkin lymphoma in a sibling 1,222 <0.1 5 0.5 4 0.7 0 0.0
Hodgkin lymphoma in a parent 3,699 0.1 8 0.8 5 0.9 1 1.3

Abbreviation: SD, standard deviation.