Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of the enrolled patients (n = 552)
| Variable | n | % |
|---|---|---|
| Age, median (range), years | 71 (65–89) | |
| Age, mean (SD) | 71.88 (5.04) | |
| 65–79 | 503 | 91.12% |
| > 80 | 49 | 8.88% |
| Sex | ||
| Male | 308 | 55.69% |
| Female | 244 | 44.31% |
| Comorbidities | ||
| No | 64 | 11.59% |
| Yes | 488 | 88.41% |
| ≥ 2 | 332 | 60.14% |
| Comorbidities / Diseases | ||
| Heart | 353 | 63.95% |
| Endocrine | 143 | 25.91% |
| Osteoarticular | 109 | 19.75% |
| Visual | 85 | 15.40% |
| Digestive | 78 | 14.13% |
| Respiratory | 65 | 11.78% |
| Neurological | 56 | 10.14% |
| Other | 240 | 43.25% |
| Comorbidities with cardiac risk (at least one) | 367 | 66.49% |
| Diabetes mellitus | 125 | 22.64% |
| Hypertension | 298 | 53.99% |
| Dyslipidemia | 215 | 38.95% |
| Cancer type (ICD-10) | ||
| Malignant neoplasms of digestive organs | 200 | 36.23% |
| Malignant neoplasms of respiratory and intrathoracic organs | 88 | 15.94% |
| Malignant neoplasm of breast | 88 | 15.94% |
| Malignant neoplasms of male genital organs and urinary tract | 60 | 10.87% |
| Malignant neoplasms, stated or presumed to be primary, of lymphoid, haematopoietic and related tissue | 37 | 6.70% |
| Other tumours | 36 | 6.52% |
| Malignant neoplasms of female genital organs | 24 | 4.35% |
| Malignant neoplasms of bone and articular cartilage | 10 | 1.81% |
| Malignant neoplasm of other and ill-defined sites: head, face and neck and malignant neoplasm of brain | 5 | 0.91% |
| Melanoma and other malignant neoplasms of skin | 4 | 0.72% |