Table 1 Cancer case characteristics of people diagnosed with bowel or lung cancer and ratio of relative frequency (RRF), 45 and Up Study participants and NSW residents aged ≥45 years
| Â | Bowel cancer | Â | Lung cancer | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
45 and Up | NSW | Â | 45 and Up | NSW | Â | |||||
n | % | n | % | RRF (95% CL) | n | % | n | % | RRF (95% CL) | |
Sex | ||||||||||
 Male | 1009 | 54.9 | 14,585 | 54.0 | 1.02 (0.98,1.06) | 545 | 56.2 | 10,177 | 58.8 | 0.96 (0.91,1.01) |
 Female | 828 | 45.1 | 12,428 | 46.0 | 0.98 (0.93,1.03) | 424 | 43.8 | 7137 | 41.2 | 1.06 (0.99,1.14) |
Age at diagnosis | ||||||||||
 45–54 years | 117 | 6.4 | 2542 | 9.4 | 0.68 (0.57,0.80) | 46 | 4.7 | 1403 | 8.1 | 0.59 (0.44,0.77) |
 55–64 years | 352 | 19.2 | 5865 | 21.7 | 0.88 (0.81,0.97) | 171 | 17.6 | 3578 | 20.7 | 0.85 (0.75,0.98) |
 65–74 years | 601 | 32.7 | 8111 | 30.0 | 1.09 (1.02,1.16) | 330 | 34.1 | 5579 | 32.2 | 1.06 (0.97,1.15) |
 75–84 years | 549 | 29.9 | 7490 | 27.7 | 1.08 (1.01,1.15) | 328 | 33.8 | 5157 | 29.8 | 1.14 (1.04,1.24) |
 85+ years | 218 | 11.9 | 3005 | 11.1 | 1.07 (0.95,1.20) | 94 | 9.7 | 1597 | 9.2 | 1.05 (0.87,1.27) |
 Median (IQRa) | 72 (64–80) | 71 (62–79) |  | 73 (66–80) | 71 (63–79) |  | ||||
Charlson score | ||||||||||
 0 | 1459 | 79.4 | 20,487 | 75.8 | 1.05 (1.02,1.07) | 607 | 62.6 | 9662 | 55.8 | 1.12 (1.07,1.18) |
 1 | 138 | 7.5 | 2133 | 7.9 | 0.95 (0.81,1.11) | 164 | 16.9 | 3131 | 18.1 | 0.94 (0.82,1.07) |
 2+ | 202 | 11.0 | 3585 | 13.3 | 0.83 (0.73,0.94) | 136 | 14.0 | 3109 | 18.0 | 0.78 (0.67,0.91) |
 No admission | 38 | 2.1 | 808 | 3.0 | 0.69 (0.51,0.94) | 62 | 6.4 | 1412 | 8.2 | 0.78 (0.62,0.99) |
Extent of disease | ||||||||||
 Localised | 637 | 34.7 | 8493 | 31.4 | 1.10 (1.04,1.17) | 193 | 19.9 | 3190 | 18.4 | 1.08 (0.96,1.22) |
 Regional | 748 | 40.7 | 11,495 | 42.6 | 0.96 (0.91,1.01) | 223 | 23.0 | 3694 | 21.3 | 1.08 (0.96,1.21) |
 Distant | 342 | 18.6 | 5314 | 19.7 | 0.95 (0.86,1.04) | 440 | 45.4 | 7917 | 45.7 | 0.99 (0.93,1.06) |
 Unknown | 110 | 6.0 | 1711 | 6.3 | 0.95 (0.79,1.13) | 113 | 11.7 | 2513 | 14.5 | 0.80 (0.68,0.95) |
Remoteness | ||||||||||
 Major city | 928 | 50.5 | 17,871 | 66.2 | 0.76 (0.73,0.80) | 521 | 53.8 | 11,586 | 66.9 | 0.80 (0.76,0.85) |
 Inner regional | 660 | 35.9 | 6735 | 24.9 | 1.44 (1.36,1.53) | 336 | 34.7 | 4156 | 24.0 | 1.44 (1.33,1.57) |
 Outer regional & remote | 249 | 13.6 | 2407 | 8.9 | 1.52 (1.36,1.70) | 112 | 11.6 | 1572 | 9.1 | 1.27 (1.08,1.51) |
Area-based socioeconomic position | ||||||||||
 Least disadvantaged | 290 | 15.8 | 4247 | 15.7 | 1.00 (0.91,1.11) | 127 | 13.1 | 2078 | 12.0 | 1.09 (0.93,1.28) |
 Quintile 2 | 351 | 19.1 | 4777 | 17.7 | 1.08 (0.99,1.18) | 151 | 15.6 | 2550 | 14.7 | 1.06 (0.92,1.22) |
 Quintile 3 | 397 | 21.6 | 5276 | 19.5 | 1.11 (1.02,1.20) | 177 | 18.3 | 3268 | 18.9 | 0.97 (0.85,1.10) |
 Quintile 4 | 387 | 21.1 | 6178 | 22.9 | 0.92 (0.85,1.00) | 255 | 26.3 | 4223 | 24.4 | 1.08 (0.97,1.19) |
 Most disadvantaged | 412 | 22.4 | 6535 | 24.2 | 0.93 (0.85,1.01) | 259 | 26.7 | 5195 | 30.0 | 0.89 (0.80,0.99) |
Country of birth | ||||||||||
 Australia | 1370 | 74.6 | 18,110 | 67.0 | 1.11 (1.08,1.14) | 682 | 70.4 | 11,027 | 63.7 | 1.11 (1.06,1.15) |
 Other English speaking | 219 | 11.9 | 2542 | 9.4 | 1.27 (1.13,1.43) | 135 | 13.9 | 2085 | 12.0 | 1.16 (0.99,1.35) |
 Non-English speaking | 172 | 9.4 | 5411 | 20.0 | 0.47 (0.41,0.54) | 122 | 12.6 | 3889 | 22.5 | 0.56 (0.48,0.66) |
 Unknown | 76 | 4.1 | 950 | 3.5 | 1.18 (0.95,1.45) | 30 | 3.1 | 313 | 1.8 | 1.71 (1.23,2.39) |