Table 1.

Age and sex structure of the study sample (after 1:1 matching by sex and age)

Variable	Proportion affected among patients with cancer (%) N = 30,968	Proportion affected among patients without cancer (%) N = 30,968	p value
Age (mean, SD)	71.5 (11.2)	71.5 (11.2)	1.000
Age <  = 60	16.9	16.9	1.000
Age 61–70	24.4	24.4
Age 71–80	37.1	37.1
Age > 80	21.6	21.6
Women	46.3	46.3	1.000
Men	53.7	53.7
Diabetes diagnosis	45.2	41.9	< 0.001
Obesity diagnosis	18.2	16.5	< 0.001
Number of documented lab values prior to the index date
Total cholesterol	10.7 (8.8)	10.7 (8.8)	0.950
LDL cholesterol	9.0 (7.6)	8.9 (7.6)	0.136
HDL cholesterol	9.0 (7.7)	9.0 (7.7)	0.842
Triglyceride	9.8 (8.2)	9.9 (8.5)	0.462

Proportions of patients in % given, unless otherwise indicated

SD standard deviation