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Table 2 Population in the catchment area* and distribution of EAGLE subjects by gender, age, and residence (matching variables)

From: Environment And Genetics in Lung cancer Etiology (EAGLE) study: An integrative population-based case-control study of lung cancer

	Population		Cases		Controls
	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
Area
Brescia	272,786	16.6	275	13.1	248	11.7
Milan	963,341	58.7	1369	65.2	1440	67.9
Monza	155,491	9.5	144	6.8	117	5.5
Pavia	122,036	7.4	137	6.5	130	6.1
Varese	128,420	7.8	176	8.4	185	8.7
Gender
Females	867,310	52.8	449	21.4	500	23.6
Males	774,764	47.2	1652	78.6	1620	76.4
Age
35–39	242,876	14.8	12	0.6	17	0.8
40–44	203,923	12.4	19	0.9	28	1.3
45–49	185,568	11.3	52	2.5	71	3.3
50–54	206,127	12.6	133	6.3	127	6.0
55–59	183,214	11.2	240	11.4	300	14.1
60–64	196,734	12.0	359	17.1	371	17.5
65–69	167,764	10.2	474	22.6	489	23.1
70–74	143,191	8.7	471	22.4	424	20.0
75–79	112,677	6.9	341	16.2	293	13.8
Total	1,642,074	100.0	2101	100.0	2120	100.0

*N = 216 municipalities, 2001 census; age 35–79 years.

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