Table 1.
Descriptive statistics of study population in total n = 1149 and the Stockholm population n = 845 with data on health care resource use
| Variable | Category | No. patients Stockholm | % | No. patients total | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of patients | 845 | 1149 | |||
| Age (average) | 57.6 | 56.6 | |||
| Age category | 18–39 | 90 (845) | 10.7 | 141 (1149) | 12.3 |
| 40–59 | 332 (845) | 39.3 | 456 (1149) | 39.7 | |
| 60–69 | 284 (845) | 33.6 | 379 (1149) | 33.0 | |
| 70– | 139 (845) | 16.5 | 173 (1149) | 15.1 | |
| Year of diagnosis | 01/04 | 223 (845) | 26.4 | 268 (1149) | 23.3 |
| 05/07 | 171 (845) | 20.2 | 222 (1149) | 19.3 | |
| 08/10 | 224 (845) | 26.5 | 337 (1149) | 29.3 | |
| 11/13 | 227(845) | 26.9 | 322 (1149) | 28.0 | |
| Sex (male) | 513 (845) | 60.7 | 684 (1149) | 59.5 | |
| Comorbidity (%)** | 375 (845) | 44.4 | |||
| Education level | Elementary | 153 (818) | 18.7 | 210 (1118) | 18.8 |
| High school diploma | 337 (818) | 41.2 | 472 (1118) | 42.2 | |
| University degree | 328 (818) | 40.1 | 445 (1118) | 39.8 | |
| Disposable income | Low | 306 (818) | 37.4 | 430 (1118) | 38.5 |
| Intermediate | 337 (818) | 41.2 | 478 (1118) | 42.8 | |
| High | 175 (818) | 21.4 | 220 (1118) | 19.7 | |
| Country of birth | Born in Sweden | 687 (841) | 81.75 | 977 (1149) | 85.0 |
| Born in Europe (not Sweden) | 105 (841) | 12.5 | 125 (1149) | 10.9 | |
| Born outside Europe | 49 (841) | 5.8 | 52 (1149) | 4.5 | |
| Grade IV | 725 (845) | 85.8 | 968 (1149) | 84.3 |
All the data included are extracted from the Swedish Cancer Register, except from comorbidity data, which was collected from the Patient administrative systems. For comorbidity analyses the Elixhauser comorbidity index was used
**Any comorbidity (any comorbidity or no comorbidity according to the Elixhauser definition)