Epidemiology of Adult Soft-Tissue Sarcomas in Germany

Table 3

Incidence rates of adult soft-tissue sarcoma per 100,000 inhabitants in 2012 in nine German states, stratified by age and sex.

Age (years)	Cases	Population	IR	95% CI
Male
18–44	180	8,714,770	2.07	(0.18–2.39)
45–54	187	4,394,069	4.26	(0.37–4.91)
55–64	221	3,310,963	6.68	(0.58–7.62)
65–74	337	2,655,113	12.69	(1.14–14.12)
75+	429	1,971,614	21.76	(1.98–23.92)
Total	1,354	21,046,529	6.43	(0.61–6.79)
Female
18–44	176	8,551,019	2.06	(0.18–2.39)
45–54	206	4,323,478	4.77	(0.41–5.46)
55–64	239	3,430,281	6.97	(0.61–7.91)
65–74	274	2,977,364	9.20	(0.82–10.36)
75+	386	3,201,702	12.06	(1.09–13.32)
Total	1,281	22,483,844	5.70	(0.54–6.02)
Both sexes
18–44	356	17,265,789	2.06	(0.19–2.29)
45–54	393	8,717,547	4.51	(0.41–4.98)
55–64	460	6,741,244	6.82	(0.62–7.48)
65–74	611	5,632,477	10.85	(1.00–11.74)
75+	815	5,173,316	15.75	(1.47–16.87)
Total	2,635	43,530,373	6.05	(0.58–6.29)

CI: confidence interval; IR: incidence rate. Data in this table are limited to the nine federal states with at least 90% completeness.