Table 1. Characteristics of incident cases of myeloma hospitalized for the first time in 2012 in France.
| Males Values (%) |
Females Values (%) |
Total Values (%) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 3234 (51.5) | 3048 (48.5) | 6282 (100) | |
| Age | |||
| Mean (SD) | 70.6 (12.6) | 73.0 (12.6) | 71.8 (12.6) |
| Median (min-max) | 72 (18–107) | 76 (19–99) | 74 (18–107) |
| < 65 yrs | 1006 (31.1) | 749 (24.6) | 1755 (27.9) |
| 65–80 yrs | 1427 (44.1) | 1319 (43.3) | 2746 (43.7) |
| >80 yrs | 801 (24.8) | 980 (32.2) | 1781 (28.4) |
| Geographical area at first hospitalization | |||
| Same as residence* | 2478 (76.6) | 2369 (77.7) | 4847 (77.2) |
| Different from residence | 756 (23.4) | 679 (22.3) | 1435 (22.8) |
| Health center at first hospitalization | |||
| University hospital | 1077 (33.3) | 945 (31.0) | 2022 (32.2) |
| Non-university public hospital | 1453 (44.9) | 1430 (46.9) | 2883 (45.9) |
| Cancer treatment center | 64 (2.0) | 73 (2.4) | 137 (2.2) |
| Other private | 521 (16.1) | 461 (15.1) | 982 (15.6) |
| Other | 119 (3.7) | 139 (4.6) | 258 (4.1) |
* “same as residence” is meant as in the same administrative area