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World J Gastroenterol. Aug 14, 2012; 18(30): 3997-4003
Published online Aug 14, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i30.3997
Published online Aug 14, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i30.3997
Table 1 Characteristics of study population and cancer patterns in Gharbiah, Egypt (1999-2007)
| Variable | n (%) |
| Total cases | 1364 (100.0) |
| Gender | |
| Male | 737 (54.0) |
| Female | 627 (46.0) |
| Residence | |
| Urban | 752 (55.1) |
| Rural | 612 (44.9) |
| Year of diagnosis | |
| 1999 | 135 (9.9) |
| 2000 | 149 (10.9) |
| 2001 | 144 (10.6) |
| 2002 | 154 (11.3) |
| 2003 | 151 (11.1) |
| 2004 | 137 (10.0) |
| 2005 | 161 (11.8) |
| 2006 | 171 (12.5) |
| 2007 | 162 (11.9) |
| District of residence | |
| Tanta | 437 (32.0) |
| El Mehalla | 355 (26.0) |
| Kafr El Zayat | 118 (8.7) |
| Zefta | 98 (7.2) |
| Samanoud | 82 (6.0) |
| El Santa | 103 (7.6) |
| Kotour | 78 (5.7) |
| Basyoon | 93 (6.8) |
- Citation: Veruttipong D, Soliman AS, Gilbert SF, Blachley TS, Hablas A, Ramadan M, Rozek LS, Seifeldin IA. Age distribution, polyps and rectal cancer in the Egyptian population-based cancer registry. World J Gastroenterol 2012; 18(30): 3997-4003
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v18/i30/3997.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v18.i30.3997