Table 1. Demographics of individuals diagnosed with major cancers during 2010 and 2011 in Busan, Korea.
| Cancer site | All (excluding breast and cervix) | Stomach | Colon | Liver | Lung | Breast | Cervix | Thyroid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cancer event | 10,902* | 2,621 | 1,533 | 1,191 | 1,426 | 947 | 362 | 2,822 |
| Fatalities | 3,451* | 729 | 475 | 853 | 1,152 | 109 | 82 | 51 |
| Age | ||||||||
| Mean (SD) | 59.18 (12.7) | 61.8 (11.3) | 63.3 (10.9) | 61.6 (10.9) | 66.4 (10.2) | 51.9 (10.5) | 53.4 (13.8) | 49.6 (11.5) |
| 0–19 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| 20–44 | 12.6 | 7.3 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 2.5 | 23.1 | 29.0 | 30.5 |
| 45–64 | 50.7 | 49.3 | 49.1 | 53.7 | 36.2 | 63.8 | 48.3 | 59.0 |
| ≥ 65 | 36.6 | 43.4 | 46.8 | 41.5 | 61.3 | 13.1 | 22.7 | 10.1 |
| Sex | ||||||||
| Male | 53.9 | 71.1 | 63.6 | 74.8 | 75.1 | - | - | 13.2 |
| Female | 46.1 | 28.9 | 36.4 | 25.2 | 24.9 | - | - | 86.8 |
| BMI | ||||||||
| Mean (SD) | 23.4 (3.3) | 23.3 (3.4) | 23.4 (3.1) | 23.3 (3.4) | 22.4 (3.2) | 23.9 (3.2) | 23.4 (3.4) | 23.9 (3.3) |
| < 23 | 74.7 | 75.7 | 74.2 | 75.4 | 82.2 | 73.3 | 72.9 | 69.8 |
| 23–25 | 22.5 | 21.5 | 23.4 | 21.4 | 16.6 | 23.0 | 23.5 | 26.5 |
| > 25 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 1.2 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.7 |
| DP index | ||||||||
| Q1 | 34.6 | 33.4 | 34.0 | 29.2 | 30.6 | 34.1 | 33.7 | 4.0 |
| Q2 | 32.6 | 32.5 | 32.8 | 31.6 | 34.1 | 32.3 | 40.1 | 32.4 |
| Q3 | 21.9 | 22.2 | 22.2 | 23.9 | 23.8 | 23.3 | 19.3 | 19.6 |
| Q4 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 11.0 | 15.3 | 11.6 | 10.3 | 6.9 | 7.6 |
| Tumor stage | ||||||||
| Localized | 46.7 | 67.4 | 41.7 | 57.6 | 19.1 | 54.6 | 61.3 | 39.8 |
| Regional | 37.4 | 23.1 | 44.3 | 21.4 | 28.9 | 37.4 | 29.6 | 57.7 |
| Distant | 14.6 | 8.6 | 13.1 | 17.8 | 50.1 | 5.9 | 7.5 | 1.8 |
| Missing | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 3.2 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 0.7 |
| Smoking | ||||||||
| No | 78.6 | 74.2 | 78.0 | 69.4 | 63.6 | 97.3 | 93.9 | 94.4 |
| Yes (past) | 1.4 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 2.6 | 4.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Yes (present) | 15.9 | 20.9 | 15.9 | 22.6 | 26.2 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 3.3 |
| Missing | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 5.4 | 6.0 | 1.3 | 4.7 | 2.1 |
| Drinking | ||||||||
| No | 73.9 | 68.3 | 70.8 | 63.5 | 74.5 | 93.1 | 85.6 | 84.8 |
| Yes (past) | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 3.3 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Yes (present) | 20.9 | 26.5 | 23.4 | 27.4 | 18.1 | 5.0 | 9.7 | 13.0 |
| Missing | 4.3 | 4.2 | 5.0 | 5.8 | 7.0 | 1.9 | 4.7 | 2.0 |
| Family history | ||||||||
| Yes | 12.0 | 12.6 | 11.3 | 8.4 | 8.2 | 11.4 | 11.9 | 15.2 |
| No | 19.9 | 19.0 | 28.2 | 30.0 | 20.4 | 35.5 | 10.2 | 11.6 |
| Missing | 68.1 | 68.4 | 60.5 | 61.6 | 71.4 | 53.1 | 77.9 | 73.2 |
| Diagnosis path | ||||||||
| Regular checkup | 46.6 | 53.9 | 32.4 | 29.6 | 31.8 | 35.0 | 36.7 | 67.2 |
| By Chance | 2.7 | 1.4 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 4.8 |
| By Symptom | 39.8 | 37.6 | 52.6 | 44.3 | 55.5 | 45.0 | 55.3 | 21.3 |
| Unknown | 10.9 | 7.1 | 12.1 | 23.3 | 10.6 | 18.9 | 5.8 | 6.8 |
Values are presented as number, mean (SD), or percentage.
SD = standard deviation, BMI = body mass index, DP Index = area-level deprivation index; Q1 is the least deprived group.
*These counts are the sum for all cancers including the breast and cervix cancers.