| Characteristic | Patients, no. (%)* | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age < 45 yr n = 20 821 | Age ≥ 45 yr n = 178 797 | |||
| Type of cancer | ||||
| Breast (women only) | 9 147 | (43.9) | 55 670 | (31.1) |
| Thyroid | 5 394 | (25.9) | – | |
| Melanoma | 3 816 | (18.3) | – | |
| Testis | 2 464 | (11.8) | – | |
| Lung | – | 14 372 | (8.0) | |
| Colorectal | – | 43 621 | (24.4) | |
| Prostate | – | 65 134 | (36.4) | |
| Age at diagnosis, yr | ||||
| Mean | 36.5 | 66.2 | ||
| Median | 38.0 | 66.0 | ||
| Standard deviation | 6.2 | 10.5 | ||
| Sex | ||||
| Female | 15 882 | (76.3) | 82 266 | (46.0) |
| Male | 4 939 | (23.7) | 96 531 | (54.0) |
| Neighbourhood income quintile | ||||
| Data missing | 105 | (0.5) | 712 | (0.4) |
| 1 (lowest) | 3 520 | (16.9) | 31 330 | (17.5) |
| 2 | 3 917 | (18.8) | 35 712 | (20.1) |
| 3 | 4 224 | (20.3) | 35 308 | (19.7) |
| 4 | 4 428 | (21.3) | 36 006 | (20.1) |
| 5 (highest) | 4 627 | (22.2) | 39 729 | (22.2) |
| Rural residence | 2 202 | (10.6) | 27 274 | (15.3) |
*Unless stated otherwise.