Background
Methods
Study design and setting
Study population
Registry data
Demographic and socioeconomic indicators | Categorisation | Definition |
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Age | 40-59 years | Age was calculated at the day of diagnosis for the cancer patients. Controls were matched on age and were thus in the same age group as their respective cases. |
60-79 years | ||
>80 years | ||
Country of origin | Danish | Western countries are defined as: Nordic countries, European Union countries, Andorra, Liechtenstein, Monaco, San Marino, Switzerland, the Vatican State, Canada, USA, Australia, New Zealand. Non-Western countries are all remaining countries. |
Immigrant/descendant Western | ||
Immigrant/descendant non-Western | ||
Marital status | Married | Married are persons living in civil union or being married. Remaining persons belong to the not married category. |
Not married | ||
Education | Basic | Highest attained education categorised according to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED). Basic: Primary and lower secondary, 0–10 years. |
Short | Short: Upper secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary, 11–15 years. | |
Long | Long: Tertiary and advanced research programmes, >15 years. | |
Unknown | ||
Labour market affiliation | Working | Based on main employment during the preceding 12 months. |
Unemployed | ||
Retired | ||
Leave and other | ||
Income | Lowest 20% | Taxable income during the preceding 12 months using the OECD-modified scale. |
Middle 50% | ||
Highest 30% |
Outcome variables
Analysis
Results
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References
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Patients
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References
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Patients
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Total (n (%))
| 633,620 | 100.0 | 63,362 | 100.0 | 638,480 | 100.0 | 63,848 | 100.0 |
Age (years)
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40-59 | 193,210 | 30.5 | 19,321 | 30.5 | 144,390 | 22.6 | 14,439 | 22.6 |
60-79 | 319,440 | 50.4 | 31,944 | 50.4 | 387,190 | 60.6 | 38,719 | 60.6 |
80+ | 120,970 | 19.1 | 12,097 | 19.1 | 106,900 | 16.7 | 10,690 | 16.7 |
Country of origin
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Danish | 603,303 | 95.2 | 60,881 | 96.1 | 612,551 | 95.9 | 61,698 | 96.6 |
Immigrant/descendant Western country | 17,723 | 2.8 | 1,652 | 2.6 | 13,396 | 2.1 | 1,281 | 2.0 |
Immigrant/descendant non-Western country | 12,444 | 2.0 | 829 | 1.3 | 12,308 | 1.9 | 867 | 1.4 |
Marital status
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Married | 322,777 | 50.9 | 30,971 | 48.9 | 435,587 | 68.2 | 42,116 | 66.0 |
Not married | 310,843 | 49.1 | 32,391 | 51.1 | 202,893 | 31.8 | 21,732 | 34.0 |
Education
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Basic | 279,425 | 44.1 | 28,461 | 44.9 | 228,450 | 35.8 | 23,319 | 36.5 |
Short | 185,337 | 29.3 | 18,624 | 29.4 | 252,794 | 39.6 | 25,580 | 40.1 |
Long | 81,025 | 12.8 | 7,777 | 12.3 | 84,125 | 13.2 | 7,640 | 12.0 |
Unknown | 87,833 | 13.9 | 8,500 | 13.4 | 73,111 | 11.5 | 7,309 | 11.4 |
Labour market affiliation
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Working | 185,897 | 29.3 | 17,886 | 28.2 | 196,051 | 30.7 | 17,741 | 27.8 |
Unemployed | 19,256 | 3.0 | 1,972 | 3.1 | 13,234 | 2.1 | 1,536 | 2.4 |
Retired | 419,395 | 66.2 | 42,636 | 67.3 | 424,694 | 66.5 | 44,043 | 69.0 |
Leave and other | 8,898 | 1.4 | 868 | 1.4 | 4,255 | 0.7 | 522 | 0.8 |
Income
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Low | 130,388 | 20.6 | 13,129 | 20.7 | 123,343 | 19.3 | 12,916 | 20.2 |
Middle | 320,401 | 50.6 | 32,355 | 51.1 | 314,205 | 49.2 | 32,491 | 50.9 |
High | 182,661 | 28.8 | 17,878 | 28.2 | 200,693 | 31.4 | 18,438 | 28.9 |
Before the cancer diagnosis
Women | Men | ||||
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Months from diagnosis
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Services
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IRR
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95% CI
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IRR
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95% CI
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−12 to −10 | GP | 1.07 | 1.06-1.09 | 1.13 | 1.12-1.15 |
Diagnostics | 1.24 | 1.20-1.28 | 1.37 | 1.32-1.42 | |
Hospital | 1.21 | 1.18-1.25 | 1.31 | 1.28-1.35 | |
−9 to −7 | GP | 1.10 | 1.09-1.11 | 1.17 | 1.16-1.19 |
Diagnostics | 1.32 | 1.28-1.36 | 1.51 | 1.46-1.56 | |
Hospital | 1.24 | 1.21-1.28 | 1.38 | 1.35-1.42 | |
−6 to −4 | GP | 1.20 | 1.19-1.21 | 1.34 | 1.33-1.36 |
Diagnostics | 1.66 | 1.61-1.71 | 2.08 | 2.02-2.15 | |
Hospital | 1.39 | 1.35-1.43 | 1.64 | 1.60-1.68 | |
−3 to −1 | GP | 1.97 | 1.96-1.99 | 2.38 | 2.36-2.39 |
Diagnostics | 9.61 | 9.47-9.76 | 10.86 | 10.69-11.03 | |
Hospital | 5.27 | 5.20-5.34 | 5.16 | 5.09-5.23 | |
1 to 3 | GP | 2.12 | 2.10-2.14 | 2.54 | 2.51-2.56 |
Diagnostics | 24.49 | 24.11-24.87 | 29.20 | 28.73-29.67 | |
Hospital | 19.91 | 19.68-20.14 | 14.91 | 14.73-15.10 | |
4 to 6 | GP | 1.67 | 1.65-1.69 | 2.05 | 2.02-2.07 |
Diagnostics | 6.25 | 6.12-6.38 | 8.46 | 8.29-8.64 | |
Hospital | 15.11 | 14.89-15.34 | 12.08 | 11.90-12.27 | |
7 to 9 | GP | 1.50 | 1.48-1.52 | 1.84 | 1.81-1.86 |
Diagnostics | 4.88 | 4.77-4.99 | 6.42 | 6.27-6.57 | |
Hospital | 9.98 | 9.80-10.16 | 7.86 | 7.72-8.00 | |
10 to 12 | GP | 1.43 | 1.41-1.45 | 1.73 | 1.70-1.75 |
Diagnostics | 4.37 | 4.27-4.48 | 5.49 | 5.35-5.63 | |
Hospital | 5.29 | 5.19-5.40 | 5.82 | 5.71-5.94 |