Table 1.
Distribution and median age of prostate cancer by calendar period of diagnosis, age group, and comorbidity level (CCI)
| Total period
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Calendar period of prostate cancer diagnosis
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000–2011 | 2000–2002 | 2003–2005 | 2006–2008 | 2009–2011 | |
| Total | 7,654 | 1,219 | 1,679 | 2,316 | 2,440 |
| Median age (years) | 72 | 74 | 73 | 71 | 71 |
| Age group | |||||
| 15–69 years | 3,254 (43) | 400 (33) | 644 (38) | 1,055 (46) | 1,155 (47) |
| 70–79 years | 2,993 (39) | 515 (42) | 709 (42) | 856 (37) | 913 (37) |
| ≥80 years | 1,407 (18) | 304 (25) | 326 (19) | 405 (18) | 372 (15) |
| Comorbidity level | |||||
| CCI = 0 (none) | 4,843 (63) | 726 (60) | 1,030 (61) | 1,505 (65) | 1,582 (65) |
| CCI = 1–2 (medium) | 2,194 (29) | 387 (32) | 504 (30) | 638 (28) | 665 (27) |
| CCI ≥ 3 (high) | 617 (8) | 106 (9) | 145 (9) | 173 (7) | 193 (8) |
| Median age (years) by CCI | |||||
| CCI = 0 (none) | 70 | 73 | 71 | 69 | 69 |
| CCI = 1–2 (medium) | 74 | 76 | 75 | 74 | 73 |
| CCI ≥ 3 (high) | 76 | 75 | 77 | 75 | 76 |
Note: Data are presented as n (%), except where indicated otherwise.
Abbreviation: CCI, Charlson Comorbidity Index.