Table 1.
Patient’s characteristics, era, and primary sites of cancer between two age groups (N = 28,566).
| Patient Characteristics | (18–50 Years) | (>50 Years) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n = 2129 (7.5%) | n = 26,437 (92.5%) | ||||
| n | % | n | % | p-Value | |
| Age (years): median ± IQR | 46 | (41–49) | 72 | (64–79) | <0.001 |
| Sex | 0.09 | ||||
| Female | 1190 | 55.9 | 15275 | 57.8 | |
| Male | 939 | 44.1 | 11162 | 42.2 | |
| Era | 0.49 | ||||
| 1990–1999 | 650 | 30.5 | 7994 | 30.2 | |
| 2000–2009 | 720 | 33.8 | 9270 | 35.1 | |
| 2010–2017 | 759 | 35.7 | 9173 | 34.7 | |
| Primary site | 0.058 | ||||
| Colon and Rectum | 1776 | 83.4 | 21422 | 81.0 | |
| Pancreas | 150 | 7.0 | 2163 | 8.2 | |
| Stomach | 127 | 6.0 | 1808 | 6.8 | |
| Oesophagus | 76 | 3.6 | 1044 | 3.9 | |
Note. Number and percentages are reported unless stated otherwise; IQR—interquartile range. The p values are based on Mann–Whitney U test for medians and chi-square test for proportions.