Oesophagectomy rates and post-resection outcomes in patients with cancer of the oesophagus and gastro-oesophageal junction: a population-based study using linked health administrative linked data

Table 2 Patient characteristics, location and surgery type of cohort who received resection

Variable	C15		C160		C15 & C160
	N=3,456		N=1,568		N=5,024
	n	%	n	%	n	%
Oesophagectomy Yes	503	14.6	412	26.3	915	18.2
PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS
Age at diagnosis (years)
<60	164	4.7	137	8.7	301	6.0
60–69	195	5.6	137	8.7	332	6.6
70–79	116	3.4	120	7.7	236	4.7
80+	28	0.8	18	1.1	46	0.9
Gender
Female	118	3.4	54	3.4	172	3.4
Male	385	11.1	358	22.8	743	14.8
Country of Birth
Australia	345	10.0	291	18.6	636	12.7
Other	158	4.6	121	7.7	279	5.6
Histology group
SCC	169	4.9	12	0.8	181	3.6
Adenocarcinomas	312	9.0	385	24.6	697	13.9
Other	11	0.3	11	0.7	22	0.4
Degree of Spread
Localised	197	5.7	123	7.8	320	6.4
Regional	232	6.7	239	15.2	471	9.4
Distant	38	1.1	35	2.2	73	1.5
Unknown	36	1.0	15	1.0	51	1.0
Tumour location
Upper	17	0.5			17	0.3
Middle	55	1.6			55	1.1
Lower	331	9.6			331	6.6
NOS*	99	2.9			99	2.0
GOJ*			412	26.3	412	8.3
Charlson comorbidity
0	353	10.2	284	18.1	637	12.7
1,2	32	0.9	22	1.4	54	1.1
3+	0	0.0	2	0.1	2	0.0
HOSPITAL CHARACTERISTICS
Surgery type
Abdothoracic	79	2.3	65	4.1	144	2.9
Abdocervical	64	1.9	45	2.9	109	2.2
Transhiatal	360	10.4	301	19.2	661	13.2
Hospital admission
Private co-located	97	2.8	75	4.8	172	3.4
Private non co-located	90	2.6	87	5.5	177	3.5
Public co-located	182	5.3	131	8.4	313	6.2
Public non co-located	134	3.9	119	7.6	253	5.0
Hospital area service
Area 1	99	2.9	90	5.7	189	3.8
Area 2	107	3.1	85	5.4	192	3.8
Area 3	93	2.7	70	4.5	163	3.2
Area 4	126	3.6	90	5.7	216	4.3
Area 5	53	1.5	51	3.3	104	2.1
Area 6	11	0.3	9	0.6	20	0.4
Area 7	14	0.4	17	1.1	31	0.6
Area 8	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0

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