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Table 1 Study population of prostate cancer patients

From: Survival and mortality of elderly men with localized prostate cancer managed with primary androgen deprivation therapy or by primary observation

 

All patients

ADT

Observation

Variable

N

%

N

%

Age at diagnosis

 70–74

3096

31.9

2850

41.7

 75–79

3411

35.2

2215

32.4

 80–84

2170

22.4

1227

18.0

 85–89

832

8.6

438

6.4

  > 90

195

2.0

100

1.5

 Total

9704

100

6830

100

Year of diagnosis

 1985–1989

785

8.1

208

3.0

 1990–1994

1197

12.3

337

4.9

 1995–1999

1724

17.8

797

11.7

 2000–2004

2159

22.2

1313

19.2

 2005–2009

2280

23.5

2194

32.1

 2010–2014

1559

16.1

1981

29.0

 Total

9704

100

6830

100

Education level

 Basic

6920

71.3

4421

64.7

 Secondary

1325

13.7

1074

15.7

 High

1459

15.0

1335

19.5

 Total

9704

100

6830

100

Hospital district

 Uusimaa

932

9.6

786

11.5

 Helsinki

812

8.4

698

10.2

 Varsinais-Suomi

835

8.6

628

9.2

 Satakunta

500

5.2

281

4.1

 Kanta-Hame

471

4.9

322

4.7

 Pirkanmaa

1187

12.2

614

9.0

 Paijat-Hame

668

6.9

304

4.5

 Kymenlaakso

433

4.5

182

2.7

 Etela-Karjala

321

3.3

179

2.6

 Etela-Savo

158

1.6

102

1.5

 Ita-Savo

76

0.8

64

0.9

 Pohjois-Karjala

149

1.5

178

2.6

 Pohjois-Savo

466

4.8

403

5.9

 Keski-Suomi

374

3.9

557

8.2

 Etela-Pohjanmaa

522

5.4

386

5.7

 Vaasa

285

2.9

182

2.7

 Keski-Pohjanmaa

136

1.4

128

1.9

 Pohjois-Pohjanmaa

610

6.3

372

5.4

 Kainuu

265

2.7

99

1.4

 Lansi-Pohja

280

2.9

132

1.9

 Lappi

190

2.0

177

2.6

 Åland

34

0.4

56

0.8

 Total

9704

100

6830

100

  1. ADT androgen deprivation therapy, N number