Clinical characteristics and survival of colorectal cancer patients in Korea stratified by age.

ABSTRACT:

Background/aims

This nationwide study was undertaken to determine differences in clinicopathologic characteristics and survival of patients with colorectal cancer (CRC) according to age using big data from the Korean National Health Insurance Service (NHIS).

Methods

The NHIS data including quality assessment of CRC by the Health Insurance Review & Assessment Service in Korea between 2011 and 2014 were analyzed. Based on age, patients were divided into three groups: not-old patients (< 65), young-old patients (65 to 74 years old) and old-old patients (≥ 75 years old).

Results

We included 71,513 CRC patients. The median follow-up duration was 3.2 years (range, 0.003 to 5.5). Male patients constituted 60%. The median age of patients was 65 years (range, 18 to 102). Colon

SUBMITTER: Baek SK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8273826 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature