TABLE 1.
Number of colon cancer patients (with proportions) for sex, age‐groups and stage at diagnosis by deprivation group
| Deprivation group | ||
|---|---|---|
| Least deprived | Most deprived | |
| Sex | ||
| Males | 4841 (53.78%) | 3500 (52.81%) |
| Females | 4161 (46.22%) | 3128 (47.19%) |
| Age group | ||
| 18–44 | 233 (2.59%) | 298 (4.50%) |
| 45–54 | 537 (5.97%) | 470 (7.09%) |
| 55–64 | 1544 (17.15%) | 1267 (19.12%) |
| 65–74 | 2767 (30.74%) | 1877 (28.32%) |
| 75–84 | 2820 (31.33%) | 1970 (29.72%) |
| 85+ | 1101 (12.22%) | 746 (11.25%) |
| Stage at diagnosis a | ||
| I | 1338 (14.86%) | 912 (13.76%) |
| II | 2644 (29.37%) | 1950 (29.42%) |
| III | 2435 (27.05%) | 1716 (25.89%) |
| IV | 2585 (28.72%) | 2050 (30.93%) |
a
Stage I‐IV for the least to the most advanced stage at diagnosis.