Table 3.
Germ cell tumor male-female incidence rate ratio, 2005-2012
| Primary site | Total |
Male |
Female |
Male to female rate ratio (95% CI) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count, n (%) | ASRa) | Count, n (%) | ASRa) | Count, n (%) | ASRa) | ||
| Pineal (C753) | 226 (34.6) | 0.06 | 211 (42.0) | 0.11 | 15 (10.0) | 0.01 | 13.62 (9.15-20.28) |
| Nonpineal (C700-729, 751-752) | 428 (65.4) | 0.12 | 293 (58.1) | 0.15 | 135 (90.0) | 0.08 | 1.87 (1.54-2.28) |
| Suprasellar region (C715, 719, 729, 751) | 317 (48.5) | 0.09 | 204 (40.5) | 0.11 | 113 (75.3) | 0.07 | 1.55 (1.23-1.94) |
| Ventricle (C715) | 43 (6.6) | 0.01 | 35 (6.9) | 0.02 | 8 (5.3) | 0.01 | 3.52 (1.78-6.97) |
| Brain, NOS (C719) | 229 (35.0) | 0.06 | 145 (28.8) | 0.08 | 84 (56.0) | 0.05 | 1.46 (1.12-1.91) |
| Nervous system, NOS (C729) | 1 (0.2) | 0.00 | 1 (0.2) | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 (0.00-0.00) |
| Pituitary gland (C751) | 44 (6.7) | 0.01 | 23 (4.6) | 0.01 | 21 (14.0) | 0.01 | 0.99 (0.54-1.79) |
| Cerebrum (C710) | 62 (9.5) | 0.02 | 53 (10.5) | 0.03 | 9 (6.0) | 0.01 | 5.45 (2.94-10.09) |
| All other sites | 49 (7.5) | 0.01 | 36 (7.1) | 0.02 | 13 (8.7) | 0.01 | 2.31 (1.27-4.20) |
| All germ cell tumors | 654 (100.0) | 0.18 | 504 (100.0) | 0.26 | 150 (100.0) | 0.09 | 2.95 (2.49-3.49) |
ASR, age-standardized rate; CI, confidence interval; NOS, not otherwise specified.
a)
Adjusted with the year 2000 United States standard population.