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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the study population (AOK PLUS data)

From: Outdoor air pollution, green space, and cancer incidence in Saxony: a semi-individual cohort study

Characteristics of study population

Insured (total)

Colorectal cancer

Mouth and throat cancer

NMSC

Prostate cancer

Breast cancer

n

%

n

%

n

%

n

%

n

%

n

%

Total (2010–2014)

1,918,449

100

11,976

100

3107

100

33,178

100

9611

100

9577

100

Sex

 Male

897,417

46.78

6295

52.56

2305

74.19

16,680

50.27

9611

100

0

0.00

 Female

1,021,032

53.22

5681

47.44

802

25.81

16,498

49.73

0

0.00

9577

100

Age in 2012

 0–49 years

909,067

47.39

307

2.56

320

10.30

1006

3.03

57

0.59

1024

10.69

 50–59 years

272,036

14.18

987

8.24

858

27.62

2130

6.42

670

6.97

1585

16.55

 60–69 years

220,576

11.50

1861

15.54

716

23.04

5183

15.62

2071

21.55

1893

19.77

 70–79 years

269,933

14.07

4161

34.74

736

23.69

13,069

39.39

4339

45.15

2617

27.33

 80–89 years

190,653

9.94

3746

31.28

400

12.87

9704

29.25

2128

22.14

2032

21.22

 90+ years

56,184

2.93

914

7.63

77

2.48

2086

6.29

346

3.60

426

4.45

Mean age in 2012 (SD)

49.33 (25.33)

75.04 (11.48)

65.11 (12.99)

74.78 (11.14)

73.68 (9.12)

68.82 (14.08)

Alcohol related disorder

 yes

69,722

3.63

608

5.08

1118

35.98

844

2.54

538

5.60

197

2.06

 no

1,848,727

96.37

11,368

94.92

1989

64.02

32,334

97.46

9073

94.40

9380

97.94

Changed place of residence between 2007 and 2014

 yes

302,818

15.78

1118

9.34

326

10.49

2450

7.38

640

6.66

888

9.27

 no

1,615,631

84.22

10,858

90.66

2781

89.51

30,728

92.62

8971

93.34

8689

90.73

  1. NMSC – non-melanoma skin cancer