Table 2
Distribution of sino-nasal epithelial cancer by age, sex and smoking status
| Adenocarcinoma | Squamous cell carcinoma | Other histotypes | Controls |
|
Age (years)
| No (%) | No (%) | No (%) | No (%) |
| 30–49 | 3 (5.7) | 6 (16.2) | 1 (4.4) | 51 (15.2) |
| 50–59 | 4 (7.5) | 6 (16.2) | 5 (21.7) | 62 (18.5) |
| 60–69 | 26 (49.1) | 15 (40.6) | 9 (39.1) | 109 (32.4) |
| ≥70 | 20 (37.7) | 10 (27.0) | 8 (34.8) | 114 (33.9) |
|
Sex
| | | | |
| Males | 45 (84.9) | 12 (32.4) | 19 (82.6) | 234 (69.6) |
| Females | 8 (15.1) | 25 (67.6) | 4 (17.4) | 102 (30.4) |
|
Smoking
| | | | |
| Never | 18 (34.0) | 11 (29.7) | 10 (43.5) | 128 (38.0) |
| Ex-smoker | 18 (34.0) | 9 (24.3) | 9 (39.1) | 102 (30.4) |
| Current | 16 (30.1) | 15 (40.6) | 4 (17.4) | 102 (30.4) |
| Missing | 1 (1.9) | 2 (5.4) | 0 (0.0) | 4 (1.2) |
|
Total
| 53 (100.0) | 37 (100.0) | 23 (100.0) | 336 (100.0) |