Demographic characteristics of siblings of patients with testicular cancer and controls
| . | Brothers of patients with testicular cancer, n = 2,878, n (%) . | Controls, n = 3,202, n (%) . | Sister of patients with testicular cancer, n = 2,735, n (%) . | Controls, n = 2,949, n (%) . | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cohort | ||||||||
| <1936 | 37 (1.3%) | 57 (1.8%) | 35 (1.3%) | 44 (1.5%) | ||||
| 1936-1940 | 127 (4.4%) | 170 (5.3%) | 126 (4.6%) | 165 (5.6%) | ||||
| 1941-1945 | 255 (8.9%) | 361 (11.3%) | 233 (8.5%) | 288 (9.8%) | ||||
| 1946-1950 | 387 (13.4%) | 473 (14.8%) | 406 (14.8%) | 445 (15.1%) | ||||
| 1951-1955 | 425 (14.8%) | 494 (15.4%) | 397 (14.5%) | 455 (15.4%) | ||||
| 1956-1960 | 475 (16.5%) | 470 (14.7%) | 429 (15.7%) | 459 (15.6%) | ||||
| 1961-1965 | 419 (14.6%) | 445 (13.9%) | 435 (15.9%) | 426 (14.4%) | ||||
| 1966-1970 | 338 (11.7%) | 330 (10.3%) | 314 (11.5%) | 291 (9.9%) | ||||
| 1971-1975 | 235 (8.2%) | 214 (6.7%) | 189 (6.9%) | 219 (7.4%) | ||||
| 1976-1980 | 115 (4.0%) | 120 (3.8%) | 109 (4.0%) | 92 (3.1%) | ||||
| 1981+ | 65 (2.3%) | 68 (2.1%) | 62 (2.2%) | 65 (2.2%) | ||||
| Sibship size | ||||||||
| 2 | 757 (26.3%) | 724 (22.6%) | 753 (27.5%) | 782 (26.5%) | ||||
| 3 | 988 (34.4%) | 1,021 (31.9%) | 917 (33.5%) | 875 (29.7%) | ||||
| 4 | 591 (20.5%) | 595 (18.6%) | 537 (19.6%) | 537 (18.2%) | ||||
| 5+ | 542 (18.8%) | 862 (26.9%) | 528 (19.3%) | 755 (25.6%) | ||||
| Study area | ||||||||
| Largest Swedish cities* | 880 (30.6%) | 947 (29.6%) | 873 (31.9%) | 879 (29.8%) | ||||
| Southern Sweden | 1,446 (50.2%) | 1,588 (49.6%) | 1,369 (50.1%) | 1,468 (49.8%) | ||||
| Northern Sweden | 552 (19.2%) | 667 (20.8%) | 493 (18.0%) | 602 (20.4%) | ||||
| . | Brothers of patients with testicular cancer, n = 2,878, n (%) . | Controls, n = 3,202, n (%) . | Sister of patients with testicular cancer, n = 2,735, n (%) . | Controls, n = 2,949, n (%) . | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cohort | ||||||||
| <1936 | 37 (1.3%) | 57 (1.8%) | 35 (1.3%) | 44 (1.5%) | ||||
| 1936-1940 | 127 (4.4%) | 170 (5.3%) | 126 (4.6%) | 165 (5.6%) | ||||
| 1941-1945 | 255 (8.9%) | 361 (11.3%) | 233 (8.5%) | 288 (9.8%) | ||||
| 1946-1950 | 387 (13.4%) | 473 (14.8%) | 406 (14.8%) | 445 (15.1%) | ||||
| 1951-1955 | 425 (14.8%) | 494 (15.4%) | 397 (14.5%) | 455 (15.4%) | ||||
| 1956-1960 | 475 (16.5%) | 470 (14.7%) | 429 (15.7%) | 459 (15.6%) | ||||
| 1961-1965 | 419 (14.6%) | 445 (13.9%) | 435 (15.9%) | 426 (14.4%) | ||||
| 1966-1970 | 338 (11.7%) | 330 (10.3%) | 314 (11.5%) | 291 (9.9%) | ||||
| 1971-1975 | 235 (8.2%) | 214 (6.7%) | 189 (6.9%) | 219 (7.4%) | ||||
| 1976-1980 | 115 (4.0%) | 120 (3.8%) | 109 (4.0%) | 92 (3.1%) | ||||
| 1981+ | 65 (2.3%) | 68 (2.1%) | 62 (2.2%) | 65 (2.2%) | ||||
| Sibship size | ||||||||
| 2 | 757 (26.3%) | 724 (22.6%) | 753 (27.5%) | 782 (26.5%) | ||||
| 3 | 988 (34.4%) | 1,021 (31.9%) | 917 (33.5%) | 875 (29.7%) | ||||
| 4 | 591 (20.5%) | 595 (18.6%) | 537 (19.6%) | 537 (18.2%) | ||||
| 5+ | 542 (18.8%) | 862 (26.9%) | 528 (19.3%) | 755 (25.6%) | ||||
| Study area | ||||||||
| Largest Swedish cities* | 880 (30.6%) | 947 (29.6%) | 873 (31.9%) | 879 (29.8%) | ||||
| Southern Sweden | 1,446 (50.2%) | 1,588 (49.6%) | 1,369 (50.1%) | 1,468 (49.8%) | ||||
| Northern Sweden | 552 (19.2%) | 667 (20.8%) | 493 (18.0%) | 602 (20.4%) | ||||
Largest Swedish cities include Stockholm, Malmö, and Göteborg.