Table 1.
Descriptive statistics of colorectal cancer cases in the National Cancer Patient Registry-Colorectal Cancer, Malaysia, 2008 to 2013
| Variable | n (%) |
|---|---|
| Age (yr) | |
| <19 | 11 (0.2) |
| 20-24 | 17 (0.4) |
| 25-29 | 47 (1.0) |
| 30-34 | 65 (1.4) |
| 35-39 | 112 (2.5) |
| 40-44 | 194 (4.3) |
| 45-49 | 328 (7.3) |
| 50-54 | 465 (10.3) |
| 55-59 | 627 (13.9) |
| 60-64 | 713 (15.8) |
| 65-69 | 650 (14.4) |
| 70-74 | 616 (13.7) |
| >75 | 613 (13.6) |
| Not reported | 43 (1.0) |
| Sex | |
| Male | 2,518 (55.9) |
| Female | 1,933 (42.9) |
| Not reported | 50 (1.1) |
| Ethnicity | |
| Malay | 1,922 (42.7) |
| Chinese | 1,814 (40.3) |
| Indian | 259 (5.8) |
| Other | 484 (10.8) |
| Not reported | 22 (0.5) |
| Primary cancer site | |
| Left-sided | 3,480 (77.3) |
| Right-sided | 770 (17.1) |
| Not reported | 251 (5.6) |
| Patient status | |
| Survived | 2,490 (55.3) |
| Died | 2,011 (44.7) |