Table 1 Clinical and demographic characteristics of patients (n = 698)
From: Patients attended by palliative care teams: are they always comparable populations?
TOTAL | ARAGON | CATALONIA | p-valueb | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
(n = 698) | (n = 392) | (n = 306) | ||
Age (years) a | 73.7 ± 12 | 74.9 ± 11 | 72.1 ± 13 | 0.002 |
Gender, male (%) | 60.3 | 59.6 | 61.1 | 0.694 |
Urban (%) | 69.8 | 66.8 | 73.7 | 0.049 |
Metastasis (%) | 62.5 | 64.8 | 59.5 | 0.150 |
Neoplasm (%) | 0.013 | |||
Head and Neck | 3.2 | 2.6 | 3.9 | |
CNS | 25.3 | 25.1 | 25.5 | |
Upper Digestive tract | 17.7 | 20.1 | 14.7 | |
Low Digestive tract | 19.9 | 17.7 | 22.5 | |
Lung | 15.6 | 16.1 | 15.0 | |
Genitourinary | 6.9 | 7.4 | 6.2 | |
Breast | 1.8 | 0.5 | 3.3 | |
Haematological | 2.3 | 3.7 | 0.7 | |
Others | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.9 | |
Unknown | 3.5 | 2.9 | 4.2 |