Table 1. Patient characteristics.
Sex | Female (n = 187) | Male (n = 263) | Total (n = 450) |
Mean (SD) age at death, years | 81.9 (8.7) | 78.2 (8.6) | 79.8 (8.8) |
frequency (%) | |||
<70 years | 9 (5%) | 33 (13%) | 42 (9%) |
70–79 years | 61 (33%) | 118 (45%) | 179 (40%) |
80–89 years | 75 (40%) | 83 (32%) | 158 (35%) |
≥90 years | 42 (23%) | 29 (11%) | 71 (16%) |
Mean (SD) number of major clinical findings | 3.1 (1.7) | 3.1 (1.6) | 3.1 (1.7) |
frequency (%) | |||
0–1 | 34 (18%) | 50 (19%) | 84 (19%) |
2–4 | 117 (63%) | 164 (62%) | 281 (62%) |
≥5 | 36 (19%) | 49 (19%) | 85 (19%) |