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Table 1 Overall incidence rates of lung cancer by age group and sex (2000-2009)

From: The distribution of lung cancer across sectors of society in the United Kingdom: a study using national primary care data

Age group

(years)

Lung cancer events

100, 000

Person-yrs at risk

Rate/100, 000 person-years (95% CI)

 

Male

Female

Male

Female

All

Male

Female

0-40

30

29

75.6

72.4

0.4 (0.3-0.5)

0.4 (0.3-0.6)

0.4 (0.3-0.6)

40-50

168

147

22.1

21.3

7.3 (6.5-8.1)

7.6 (6.5-8.8)

6.9 (5.9-8.1)

50-60

793

574

19.3

18.9

35.7 (33.9-37.7)

41.0 (38.3-44.0)

30.3 (28.0-33.0)

60-70

1951

1285

14.5

14.9

110.0 (110-110)

134.4 (130-140)

86.3 (81.7-91.1)

70-80

2737

1781

9.6

11.7

212.0 (210-220)

286.2 (280-300)

151.6 (140-160)

80-90

1365

1029

3.9

7.0

219.4 (210-230)

348.1 (330-370)

147.2 (140-160)

> 90

139

105

0.5

1.5

120.2 (110-140)

283.7 (240-340)

68.2 (56.3-82.5)

All ages

7184

4951

145.5

147.8

41.4 (40.6-42.1)

49.4 (48.2-50.5)

33.5 (32.6-34.4)