Table 1 Descriptive characteristics of intracranial CNS tumor cases and matched controls. Denmark, 1989–2014
CASES | CONTROLS | |
|---|---|---|
TOTAL | 21,057 | 37,368 |
Individual level factors: | ||
FEMALE | 53% | 54% |
Age at index datea | ||
median | 62 | 63 |
10th pctl | 39 | 39 |
90th pctl | 80 | 80 |
Region of origin | 0 | |
Denmark | 96% | 95% |
Non-Western | 2% | 2% |
Western | 3% | 3% |
Marital status | ||
Living together | 61% | 59% |
Previously married | 25% | 26% |
Never married | 14% | 14% |
Occupational status | ||
Unemployed | 4% | 4% |
Low skill level | 23% | 22% |
Medium skill level | 16% | 16% |
High skill level | 8% | 8% |
Retired | 49% | 50% |
Disposable income (dKK) | ||
Median | 125,757 | 122,812 |
10th pctl | 61,311 | 58,995 |
90th pctl | 254,411 | 254,053 |
At least 2 prescriptions within a year (data only available since 1996) | ||
Non-aspirin NSAID | 28% | 27% |
Aspirin | 12% | 13% |
Antidiabetics | 4% | 4% |
HRT | 13% | 12% |
Allergy medication | 8% | 8% |
Parish level factors: | ||
% of population with only basic education | ||
Median | 27 | 27 |
10th pctl | 15 | 15 |
90th pctl | 41 | 42 |
% of population in manual labor | ||
Median | 29 | 29 |
10th pctl | 18 | 18 |
90th pctl | 38 | 38 |
% of population retired | ||
Median | 6 | 6 |
10th pctl | 3 | 3 |
90th pctl | 11 | 11 |
% of population unemployed | ||
median | 4 | 4 |
10th pctl | 1 | 1 |
90th pctl | 8 | 8 |
% of population in 1st income quartile | ||
Median | 10 | 10 |
10th pctl | 5 | 5 |
90th pctl | 18 | 18 |
% of population in social housing | ||
Median | 13 | 13 |
10th pctl | 0 | 0 |
90th pctl | 43 | 43 |
% of population owning own dwelling | ||
Median | 65 | 66 |
10th pctl | 29 | 30 |
90th pctl | 92 | 92 |
% single parent families | ||
Median | 5 | 5 |
10th pctl | 3 | 3 |
90th pctl | 7 | 7 |
% of population of Danish origin | ||
Median | 94 | 95 |
10th pctl | 84 | 85 |
90th pctl | 98 | 98 |
% of population previously convicted | ||
Median | 0 | 0 |
10th pctl | 0 | 0 |
90th pctl | 1 | 1 |