Table 4.

Number of consultations or referrals at the practice recorded in the 60 days before diagnosis in relation to mortality after diagnosis

Number of consultations and referrals within 60 days before diagnosis	Died 0–7 days after diagnosis, n (%)	Died 8–89 days after diagnosis, n (%)	Died≥90 days after diagnosis, n (%)	Alive, n (%)
0	33 (8)	23 (8)	366 (13)	1915 (15)
1–2	152 (38)	95 (32)	932 (34)	4346 (33)
3–4	102 (26)	65 (22)	634 (23)	3122 (24)
≥5	112 (28)	111 (38)	849 (31)	3634 (28)
Total	399	294	2781	13 017