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. 2021 May 12;156(7):e211425. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2021.1425

Table 1. Characteristics of Included Patients.

Characteristic Patients, No. (%)
Total No. 82 037
Age category, y
70-74 31 110 (37.9)
75-79 23 439 (28.6)
80-84 16 708 (20.4)
≥85 10 780 (13.1)
Sex
Female 52 119 (63.5)
Male 29 918 (36.4)
Residence
Rural 8380 (10.2)
Urban 73 025 (89.0)
Missing 632 (0.8)
Comorbidity burden
High (ADG ≥10) 26 563 (32.4)
Low (ADG <10) 55 474 (67.6)
Material deprivation quintile
First (highest) 14 954 (18.2)
Second 16 719 (20.4)
Third 16 162 (19.7)
Fourth 16 708 (20.4)
Fifth (lowest) 17 216 (21.0)
Missing 278 (0.3)
Preoperative frailty
Yes 6443 (7.9)
No 75 594 (92.1)
Cancer type
Breast 22 811 (27.8)
Bronchopulmonary 7429 (9.0)
Gastrointestinal 32 036 (39.1)
Genitourinary 8483 (10.3)
Gynecologic 6658 (8.1)
Oropharyngeal 867 (1.1)
Melanoma 3753 (4.6)
Intensity of surgical procedure
High 48 812 (59.5)
Low 33 225 (40.5)
Time of diagnosis
2007-2011 36 344 (44.3)
2012-2017 45 693 (55.7)
Perioperative therapy
Yes 55 491 (67.6)
No 26 546 (32.4)

Abbreviation: ADG, aggregated diagnosis groups.