Table 2.
Basic characteristics of the patients in 4 cancer registries of Taizhou City (2004–2018).
| Number of cases | Diagnosed interval | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004–2008 | 2009–2013 | 2014–2018 | ||
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 10,901 | 1,318 | 3,798 | 5,785 |
| Female | 5,211 | 464 | 1,533 | 3,214 |
| Region | ||||
| Urban area | 2,489 | 40 | 877 | 1,572 |
| Rural area | 13,623 | 1,742 | 4,454 | 7,427 |
| Average age (years) | 65.9 | 65.8 | 66.2 | 65.6 |
| Age at diagnosis (years) | ||||
| <45 | 610 | 74 | 187 | 349 |
| 45–54 | 2,075 | 246 | 632 | 1,197 |
| 55–64 | 4,434 | 404 | 1,488 | 2,542 |
| 65–74 | 4,872 | 635 | 1,574 | 2,663 |
| >74 | 4,121 | 423 | 1,450 | 2,248 |
| Total | 16,112 | 1,782 | 5,331 | 8,999 |