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Table 1 Characteristics of patients in the NSW Colorectal Cancer Care Survey (n=2917) and the NSW Lung Cancer Patterns of Care Study (n=1580) who were linked to cancer registry and hospital records

From: Using administrative health data to describe colorectal and lung cancer care in New South Wales, Australia: a validation study

 

Colorectal cancer survey

Lung cancer survey

 

n

%

n

%

Age (years)

<50

201

7

68

4

50-59

455

16

247

16

60-69

764

26

422

27

70-79

964

33

610

39

80+

533

18

233

15

Sex

Female

1254

43

539

34

Male

1663

57

1041

66

Cancer stage (TNM)

Localised

747

26

409

26

Non-localised

2106

72

1142

72

Unknown

64

2

29

2

Remoteness of residence a

Highly accessible

2389

82

1239

78

Accessible

423

15

293

19

Moderately accessible

44

2

36

2

Remote/very remote

19

1

12

1

Unknown

42

1

0

0

  1. a Based on Accessibility/Remoteness Index for Australia (ARIA), using distance from the place of residence to major service centres.
  2. TNM – classification using tumour stage, nodal involvement and distant metastases.