Table 1.
Patient and tumour characteristics according to country (2001–2010)
| Characteristics | Belgium (n = 3627)a | Denmark (n = 2444) | Netherlands (n = 6465) | Norway (n = 2925) | Sweden (n = 4173) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rectal cancer | |||||
| Sex | |||||
| Male | 1766 (48.7) | 1206 (49.4) | 3022 (46.7) | 1427 (48.8) | 2175 (52.1) |
| Female | 1861 (51.3) | 1238 (50.6) | 3443 (53.3) | 1498 (51.2) | 1998 (47.9) |
| Age (years) | |||||
| 80–84 | 2213 (61.0) | 1368 (56.0) | 3843 (59.4) | 1645 (56.2) | 2421 (58.0) |
| 85–89 | 1073 (29.6) | 788 (32.2) | 1982 (30.7) | 919 (31.4) | 1312 (31.4) |
| 90–94 | 278 (7.7) | 249 (10.2) | 559 (8.6) | 302 (10.3) | 372 (8.9) |
| 95–99 | 58 (1.6) | 38 (1.6) | 77 (1.2) | 51 (1.7) | 64 (1.5) |
| 100+ | 5 (0.1) | 1 (0.04) | 4 (0.1) | 8 (0.3) | 4 (0.1) |
| Stage | |||||
| I | 631 (17.4) | 375 (15.3) | 1474 (22.8) | 951 (32.5) | 732 (17.5) |
| II | 858 (23.7) | 550 (22.5) | 1618 (25.0) | 499 (17.1) | 879 (21.1) |
| III | 918 (25.3) | 421 (17.2) | 1331 (20.6) | 539 (18.4) | 887 (21.3) |
| IV | 457 (12.6) | 640 (26.2) | 996 (15.4) | 497 (17.0) | 698 (16.7) |
| Unknown | 763 (21.0) | 458 (18.7) | 1046 (16.2) | 439 (15.0) | 977 (23.4) |
| Grade | |||||
| I | 562 (15.5) | b | 310 (4.8) | b | 128 (3.1) |
| II | 1780 (49.1) | b | 3026 (46.8) | b | 1005 (24.1) |
| III | 434 (12.0) | b | 647 (10.0) | b | 159 (3.8) |
| Unknown | 851 (23.5) | b | 2482 (38.4) | b | 2881 (69.0) |
Data are presented as n(%)
aOnly data of the period 2004–2010 were available
bNot registered in data set