Table 2 Characteristics of the colorectal patients in the Shanghai Pudong New Area during 2002–2016, by subgroups categorized according to time and age at diagnosis
Diagnosed before program introduction | Diagnosed after program introduction | P value | Diagnosed before program introduction, 50–74 yrs | Diagnosed after program introduction, 50–74 yrs | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(n) | (n) | (n) | (n) | |||
Gender | ||||||
Male | 6,706 | 3,492 | < 0.001 | 4,034 | 2,229 | < 0.001 |
Female | 5,831 | 2,563 | 3,186 | 1,455 | ||
Age | ||||||
≤ 65 | 5,010 | 2,430 | > 0.050 | 3,845 | 2,061 | < 0.050 |
> 65 | 7,527 | 3,625 | 3,375 | 1,623 | ||
Sub region | ||||||
Rural | 7,064 | 3,638 | < 0.001 | 4,076 | 2,195 | < 0.050 |
Urban | 5,473 | 2,417 | 3,144 | 1,489 | ||
Level of treatment hospital | ||||||
Secondary | 4,668 | 2,561 | < 0.001 | 2,462 | 1,358 | < 0.050 |
Tertiary | 7,869 | 3,494 | 4,758 | 2,326 | ||
TNM stage | ||||||
I + II | 3,317 | 1,727 | < 0.050 | 2,135 | 1,161 | < 0.050 |
III + IV | 4,149 | 1,927 | 2,464 | 1,183 | ||
Unknown | 5,071 | 2,401 | 2,621 | 1,340 | ||