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Patient Demographics (n = 62)
| Female | 33 (53 %) |
| Age | |
| Mean (SD) (years) | 74.0 (12.3) |
| Median (Range) (years) | 75.6 (40–97) |
| Recorded primary disease | |
| Cancer | 21 (34 %) |
| Respiratory disease | 5 (8 %) |
| Heart/vascular | 4 (6 %) |
| Kidney disease | 4 (6 %) |
| Frailty | 3 (5 %) |
| Neurological disease | 3 (5 %) |
| Liver disease | 1 (2 %) |
| Dementia | 0 (0 %) |
| No primary cause recorded | 21 (43 %) |
