Population demographic characteristics, by diagnosis
| Cancer diagnosis | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colon | Rectal | |||||
| Characteristic | n | % | n | % | n | % |
| Total | 5033 | 100 | 2516 | 100 | 7549 | 100 |
| Sex | ||||||
| Male | 2624 | 52.1 | 1561 | 62.0 | 4185 | 55.4 |
| Female | 2409 | 47.9 | 955 | 38.0 | 3364 | 44.6 |
| Age group, years | ||||||
| 25–59 | 849 | 16.9 | 578 | 23.0 | 1427 | 18.9 |
| 60–69 | 1200 | 23.8 | 721 | 28.7 | 1921 | 25.4 |
| 70–79 | 1533 | 30.5 | 729 | 29.0 | 2262 | 30.0 |
| ≥80 | 1451 | 28.8 | 488 | 19.4 | 1939 | 25.7 |
| Relevant comorbidities | ||||||
| Group 1: inflammatory bowel disease and diverticular disease | 926 | 18.4 | 341 | 13.6 | 1267 | 16.8 |
| Group 2: irritable bowel syndrome, coeliac, and gall bladder disease | 316 | 6.3 | 102 | 4.1 | 418 | 5.5 |
| Group 3: haemorrhoids | 615 | 12.2 | 226 | 9.0 | 841 | 11.1 |