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Table 1 Patient characteristics for colon (A) and rectal cancer (B)

From: Treatment in certified cancer centers is related to better survival in patients with colon and rectal cancer: evidence from a large German cohort study

Variable

All, n

All, %

Not certified, n

Not certified, %

Certified, n

Certified, %

(A)

Age in years, median (Q1;Q3)

75

 

75

 

75

 

Age in years, (Q1;Q3)

(67;81)

 

(68;82)

 

(67;81)

 

Age 18–59

13,177

12%

7969

11.6%

5208

12.7%

Age 60–79

61,050

55.7%

37,863

55%

23,187

56.7%

Age 80 + 

35,460

32.3%

22,994

33.4%

12,466

30.5%

Sex female

54,753

49.9%

34,753

50.5%

20,000

48.9%

Sex male

54,934

50.1%

34,073

49.5%

20,861

51.1%

Distant metastasis yes

29,957

27.3%

18,204

26.4%

11,753

28.8%

Other oncological disease

39,926

36.4%

24,653

35.8%

15,273

37.4%

Congestive heart failure

40,841

37.2%

26,392

38.3%

14,449

35.4%

Cardiac arrhythmias

42,028

38.3%

26,202

38.1%

15,826

38.7%

Valvular disease

21,941

20%

13,578

19.7%

8363

20.5%

Pulmonary circulation disorders

9052

8.3%

5554

8.1%

3498

8.6%

Periph. vascular disorders

33,766

30.8%

21,008

30.5%

12,758

31.2%

Hypertension (uncomplicated)

90,269

82.3%

56,901

82.7%

33,368

81.7%

Hypertension (complicated)

30,711

28%

19,429

28.2%

11,282

27.6%

Other neurological disorders

12,472

11.4%

7808

11.3%

4664

11.4%

Chronic pulmonary disease

47,559

43.4%

29,258

42.5%

18,301

44.8%

Diabetes (uncomplicated)

42,842

39.1%

26,988

39.2%

15,854

38.8%

Diabetes (complicated)

23,684

21.6%

14,736

21.4%

8,948

21.9%

Renal failure

27,569

25.1%

17,172

24.9%

10,397

25.4%

Liver disease

30,531

27.8%

18,414

26.8%

12,117

29.7%

Blood loss anemia

10,219

9.3%

6512

9.5%

3707

9.1%

Deficiency anemia

29,786

27.2%

18,403

26.7%

11,383

27.9%

Alcohol abuse

7751

7.1%

4,805

7%

2946

7.2%

Drug abuse

2644

2.4%

1720

2.5%

924

2.3%

Total

109,687

 

68,826

 

40,861

 

(B)

Age in years, median (Q1;Q3)

73

 

73

 

72

 

Age in years, (Q1;Q3)

(64;79)

 

(65;80)

 

(63;79)

 

Age 18–59

8560

16.6%

4,410

15%

4150

18.8%

Age 60–79

30,173

58.6%

17,056

58.1%

13,117

59.4%

Age 80 + 

12,723

24.7%

7,904

26.9%

4819

21.8%

Sex female

20,621

40.1%

11,990

40.8%

8631

39.1%

Sex male

30,835

59.9%

17,380

59.2%

13,455

60.9%

Distant metastasis

13,162

25.6%

7,520

25.6%

5642

25.5%

Other oncological disease

25,631

49.8%

14,589

49.7%

11,042

50%

Congestive heart failure

15,671

30.5%

9,566

32.6%

6105

27.6%

Cardiac arrhythmias

16,898

32.8%

9,733

33.1%

7165

32.4%

Valvular disease

8439

16.4%

4,878

16.6%

3561

16.1%

Pulmonary circulation disorders

3138

6.1%

1,832

6.2%

1306

5.9%

Periph. vascular disorders

15,565

30.2%

8,870

30.2%

6695

30.3%

Hypertension (uncomplicated)

39,799

77.3%

23,062

78.5%

16,737

75.8%

Hypertension (complicated)

12,267

23.8%

7,254

24.7%

5013

22.7%

Other neurological disorders

5061

9.8%

2,983

10.2%

2078

9.4%

Chronic pulmonary disease

20,446

39.7%

11,417

38.9%

9029

40.9%

Diabetes (uncomplicated)

18,256

35.5%

10,651

36.3%

7605

34.4%

Diabetes (complicated)

9711

18.9%

5578

19%

4133

18.7%

Renal failure

10,487

20.4%

6094

20.7%

4393

19.9%

Liver disease

13,441

26.1%

7308

24.9%

6133

27.8%

Blood loss anemia

2682

5.2%

1643

5.6%

1039

4.7%

Deficiency anemia

7977

15.5%

4631

15.8%

3346

15.1%

Alcohol abuse

4530

8.8%

2572

8.8%

1958

8.9%

Drug abuse

1099

2.1%

654

2.2%

445

2%

total

51,456

 

29,370

 

22,086