Table 1. Demographic characteristics of sample – percentage (n), mean (s.d.).

Characteristics	Cancer group (n=433)	Comparison group (n=4713)	P
Age	69.92 (9.67)	66.52 (8.97)	0.000
Sex
Male	49.6% (207)	43.7% (2061)
Female	50.4% (210)	56.3% (2652)	0.020
Wealth quintiles
1 (lowest)	17.9% (77)	18.7% (862)
2	18.6% (80)	18.6% (861)
3	22.6% (97)	21.0% (969)
4	20.3% (87)	20.1% (927)
5 (highest)	20.5% (88)	21.6% (998)	0.935