Distribution of cases and controls by cancer site, age, and sex
| By age group, frequency, % | By sex, frequency, % | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All patients, frequency, % | 0–4 years | 5–14 years | Male | Female | ||||||
| Cancer site | Cases, n = 1267 | Controls, n = 15 318 | Cases, n = 436 | Controls, n = 4802 | Cases, n = 831 | Controls, n = 10 516 | Cases, n = 703 | Controls, n = 8461 | Cases, n = 564 | Controls, n = 6857 |
| Leukaemia | 368 (29.0) | 4484 (29.3) | 152 (34.9) | 1763 (36.7) | 216 (26.0) | 2721 (25.9) | 203 (28.9) | 2470 (29.2) | 165 (29.3) | 2014 (29.4) |
| Brain | 270 (21.3) | 3304 (21.6) | 73 (16.7) | 817 (17.0) | 197 (23.7) | 2487 (23.6) | 141 (20.1) | 1703 (20.1) | 129 (22.9) | 1601 (23.3) |
| Lymphoma | 142 (11.2) | 1780 (11.6) | 14 (3.2) | 157 (3.3) | 128 (15.4) | 1623 (15.4) | 92 (131) | 1152 (13.6) | 50 (8.9) | 628 (9.2) |
| Bone | 107 (8.4) | 1360 (8.9) | 6 (1.4) | 77 (1.6) | 101 (12.2) | 1283 (12.2) | 62 (8.8) | 787 (9.3) | 45 (8.0) | 573 (8.4) |
| Soft tissue sarcoma | 91 (7.2) | 1092 (7.1) | 29 (6.7) | 297 (6.2) | 62 (7.5) | 795 (7.6) | 56 (8.0) | 662 (7.8) | 35 (6.2) | 430 (6.3) |
| Renal | 82 (6.5) | 947 (6.2) | 59 (13.5) | 655 (13.6) | 23 (2.8) | 292 (2.8) | 40 (5.7) | 443 (5.2) | 42 (7.4) | 504 (7.4) |
| Neuroblastoma | 75 (5.9) | 828 (5.4) | 52 (11.9) | 538 (11.2) | 23 (2.8) | 290 (2.8) | 45 (6.4) | 494 (5.8) | 30 (5.3) | 334 (4.9) |
| Other ICD codes | 132 (10.4) | 1523 (9.9) | 51 (11.7) | 498 (10.4) | 81 (9.7) | 1025 (9.7) | 64 (9.1) | 750 (8.9) | 68 (12.1) | 773 (11.3) |
| Total | 436 (100) | 4802 (100) | 831 (100) | 10 516 (100) | 703 (100) | 8461 (100) | 564 (100) | 6857 (100) | ||
ICD-10. Classification of Mental and Behavioural Disorders.20