Research Article
Pattern and Distribution of Colorectal Cancer in Tanzania: A Retrospective Chart Audit at Two National Hospitals
Table 3
Percentage distribution of colon and rectal cancer by gender and age.
| | Variable | Total frequency
(%) = 822 | Rectal cancer
(%) = 478 (58.15) | Colon cancer
(%) = 344 (41.80) | value |
| | Gender | | | | | | Male | 398 (48.36) | 216 (54.27) | 182 (45.73) | 0.0270 | | Female | 425 (51.64) | 262 (61.88) | 162 (38.12) | | Age (years) | | | | | | 15–19 | 13 (1.58) | 6 (46.15) | 7 (53.85) | 0.3744 | | 20–24 | 31 (3.77) | 14 (45.16) | 17 (54.84) | | 25–29 | 54 (6.57) | 27 (50) | 27 (50) | | 30–34 | 59 (7.18) | 32 (54.24) | 27 (45.76) | | 35–39 | 61 (7.42) | 35 (57.38) | 26 (42.62) | | 40–44 | 78 (9.49) | 47 (60.26) | 31 (39.74) | | 45–49 | 77 (9.37) | 47 (61.04) | 35 (38.96) | | 50–54 | 105 (12.77) | 69 (65.71) | 36 (34.29) | | 55–59 | 77 (9.37) | 43 (55.84) | 34 (44.16) | | 60–64 | 94 (11.44) | 56 (59.57) | 38 (40.43) | | 65–69 | 62 (7.54) | 33 (53.23) | 29 (46.77) | | 70–74 | 42 (5.11) | 23 (54.76) | 19 (45.24) | | 75–79 | 37 (4.50) | 21 (56.76) | 16 (43.24) | | 80+ | 32 (3.89) | 25 (78.13) | 7 (21.88) |
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