Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the main study cohort
Main cohort (n = 40,800) | Diagnosis in 2018 (n = 5,067) | Deceased in 2020 (n = 833) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | n | % | |
Age (years) | ||||||
20–44 | 6,469 | 15.86 | 923 | 18.22 | 107 | 12.85 |
45–64 | 20,804 | 50.99 | 2672 | 52.73 | 351 | 42.14 |
65 or more | 13,527 | 33.15 | 1472 | 29.05 | 375 | 45.02 |
Charlson comorbidity index | ||||||
I – II | 19,931 | 48.85 | 2943 | 58.08 | 226 | 27.13 |
III – IV | 11,673 | 28.61 | 1476 | 29.13 | 257 | 30.85 |
V or more | 9,196 | 22.54 | 648 | 12.79 | 350 | 42.02 |
Presence of ICD-10 codes associated with metastatic disease | ||||||
Yes | 3,847 | 9.43 | 140 | 2.76 | 175 | 21.01 |
No | 36,953 | 90.57 | 4,927 | 97.24 | 658 | 78.99 |
Region of residence | ||||||
Atlántica | 4,606 | 11.29 | 628 | 12.39 | 114 | 13.69 |
Bogotá | 11,994 | 29.40 | 1335 | 26.35 | 237 | 28.45 |
Central | 12,316 | 30.19 | 1566 | 30.91 | 223 | 26.77 |
Oriental | 5,216 | 12.78 | 701 | 13.83 | 114 | 13.69 |
Orinoquía | 226 | 0.55 | 35 | 0.69 | 3 | 0.36 |
Pacífica | 6,442 | 15.79 | 802 | 15.83 | 142 | 17.05 |