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Table 2 Characteristics of cancer patient population (2012–2020) by stage and sex

From: The effect of physician density on colorectal cancer stage at diagnosis: causal inference methods for spatial data applied on regional-level data

Stage of a cancer

Total, n (%)

Men, n (%)

Women, n (%)

Older than 65 years at diagnosis, n (%)

Early stage

7.758 (21.5)

4.076 (21.8)

3.682 (21.2)

5.616 (21.5)

Late stage

28.328 (78.5)

14.623 (78.2)

13.705 (78.8)

20.446 (78.5)

All stages included

36.086 (100)

18.699 (100)

17.387 (100)

26.062 (100)