Characteristics | Patients with lung cancer, n = 373 | Controls, n = 1472 |
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Median age at diagnosis, years (range) | 69 (30–93) | 70 (30–93) |
Female, n (%) | 178 (48) | 706 (48) |
Male, n (%) | 195 (52) | 766 (52) |
Age <60 years, n (%) | 61 (16) | 242 (16) |
Age 60–80 years, n (%) | 264 (71) | 1046 (71) |
Age >80 years, n (%) | 48 (13) | 184 (13) |
Stage I–III (M0a), n (%) | 132 (35) | |
Stage IV (M1a), n (%) | 241 (65) | |
Median number of consultations per patient in year before cancer diagnosis, n (IQR) | 5 (3–9) | 4 (2–7) |
Median number of unique diagnostic codes per patient in year before cancer diagnosis, n (IQR) | 6 (4–10) | 6 (3–9) |
aTNM Classification of Malignant Tumours code. IQR = interquartile range.