The number of admissions for oesophageal cancer and gastric cancer in Hospital Discharge Registry (HILMO), and oesophageal cancer diagnoses in the Finnish Cancer Registry (FCR) in patients with gastric cancer
| Variable | FCR only n (%) | HILMO only n (%) | Both FCR and HILMO n (%) | Total n (%) |
| Total | 1561 (100) | 2800 (100) | 17 107 (100) | 21 468 (100) |
| No of gastric cancer admissions in HILMO | ||||
| 0 | 1561 (100) | – | – | 1561 (7.3) |
| 1 | – | 1470 (52.5) | 2465 (14.4) | 3935 (18.3) |
| 2 or more | – | 1330 (47.5) | 14 642 (85.6) | 15 972 (74.4) |
| No of oesophageal cancer admissions in HILMO | ||||
| 0 | 1311 (84.0) | 2375 (84.8) | 16 343 (95.5) | 20 029 (93.3) |
| 1 | 27 (1.7) | 47 (1.7) | 266 (1.6) | 340 (1.6) |
| 2 or more | 223 (14.3) | 378 (13.5) | 498 (2.9) | 1099 (5.1) |
| Oesophageal cancer diagnosis in patients with gastric cancer in FCR | ||||
| No | 1555 (99.6) | 2363 (84.4) | 17 091 (99.9) | 21 009 (97.9) |
| Yes | 6 (0.4) | 437 (15.6) | 16 (0.1) | 459 (2.1) |
FCR, Finnish Cancer Registry; HILMO, Finnish Patient Registry.