Table 1: Distribution of cancer cases by study variables in Ontario, 1993-2009.
Variable | No. (%) of cases n = 920 334 |
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Age, yr | |
< 50 | 136 515 (14.8) |
50-59 | 154 531 (16.8) |
60-69 | 234 047 (25.4) |
70-79 | 249 900 (27.2) |
≥ 80 | 145 341 (15.8) |
Sex | |
Male | 477 336 (51.9) |
Female | 442 998 (48.1) |
Year | |
1993 | 44 165 (4.8) |
1994 | 44 847 (4.9) |
1995 | 44 738 (4.9) |
1996 | 46 082 (5.0) |
1997 | 47 804 (5.2) |
1998 | 49 403 (5.4) |
1999 | 51 164 (5.6) |
2000 | 52 811 (5.7) |
2001 | 54 559 (5.9) |
2002 | 55 452 (6.0) |
2003 | 56 098 (6.1) |
2004 | 58 477 (6.4) |
2005 | 59 971 (6.5) |
2006 | 61 439 (6.7) |
2007 | 63 909 (6.9) |
2008 | 63 893 (6.9) |
2009 | 65 522 (7.1) |
Socioeconomic status quintile | |
1 (poorest) | 210 539 (22.9) |
2 | 197 432 (21.4) |
3 | 180 032 (19.6) |
4 | 157 701 (17.1) |
5 (richest) | 137 659 (15.0) |
Missing | 36 971 (4.0) |
Site* | |
Breast | 124 221 (13.5) |
Lung | 122 889 (13.4) |
Head and neck | 30 695 (3.3) |
Colorectal | 122 183 (13.3) |
Other | 520 346 (56.5) |
*The International Classification of Diseases for Oncology, 3rd edition codes for the specific cancer sites are: breast C50, lung C34, head and neck C00-C14 and C30-C32, and colorectal C18-C21 and C26.0. All sites include all malignant cancer cases except nonmelanoma skin cancer. |