The characteristics and vital status with causes of death in patients with gastric cancer reported to Finnish Cancer Registry (FCR) and Hospital Discharge Registry (HILMO)
| Variable | FCR only n (%) | HILMO only n (%) | Both FCR and HILMO n (%) | Total n (%) |
| Total | 1561 (7.3) | 2800 (13.0) | 17 107 (79.7) | 21 468 (100) |
| Sex | ||||
| Female | 801 (8.3) | 1271 (13.1) | 7636 (78.7) | 9708 (100) |
| Male | 760 (6.5) | 1529 (13.0) | 9471 (80.5) | 11 760 (100) |
| Age at diagnosis | ||||
| Up to 50 years | 150 (8.3) | 212 (11.7) | 1452 (80.0) | 1814 (100) |
| 51–60 years | 237 (7.8) | 417 (13.8) | 2367 (78.4) | 3021 (100) |
| 61–70 years | 344 (6.7) | 732 (14.2) | 4087 (79.2) | 5163 (100) |
| 71–80 years | 383 (5.7) | 891 (13.3) | 5431 (81.0) | 6705 (100) |
| 81–90 years | 363 (8.4) | 508 (11.8) | 3429 (79.7) | 4300 (100) |
| Over 90 years | 84 (18.1) | 40 (8.6) | 341 (73.3) | 465 (100) |
| Surgery | ||||
| No | 1281 (10.2) | 2200 (17.4) | 9127 (72.4) | 12 608 (100) |
| Yes | 280 (3.2) | 600 (6.8) | 7980 (90.1) | 8860 (100) |
| Time period | ||||
| 1990–1994 | 385 (7.3) | 613 (11.7) | 4242 (81.0) | 5240 (100) |
| 1995–1999 | 318 (7.1) | 438 (9.8) | 3729 (83.1) | 4485 (100) |
| 2000–2004 | 280 (6.7) | 570 (13.6) | 3345 (79.7) | 4195 (100) |
| 2005–2009 | 271 (6.9) | 573 (14.7) | 3059 (78.4) | 3903 (100) |
| 2010–2014 | 307 (8.4) | 606 (16.6) | 2732 (75.0) | 3645 (100) |
| Vital status* | ||||
| Alive | 361 (23.1) | 440 (15.7) | 1270 (7.4) | 2071 (9.6) |
| Dead | 1200 (76.9) | 2360 (84.3) | 15 837 (92.6) | 19 397 (90.4) |
| Cause of death† | ||||
| Gastric cancer | 566 (47.2) | 259 (11.0) | 13 831 (87.3) | 14 656 (75.6) |
| Other | 634 (52.8) | 2101 (89.0) | 2006 (12.7) | 4741 (24.4) |
*Calculated as the percentage of total patients in each group.
†Calculated as the percentage of those who died.
FCR, Finnish Cancer Registry; HILMO, Finnish Patient Registry.