Table 1.
Baseline patient characteristics
| Characteristic | N = 1500 |
|---|---|
| Mean ± SD age, years | 64.8 ± 12.3 |
| Gender, n (%) | |
| Male | 810 (54) |
| Female | 690 (46) |
| Karnofsky index score, mean ± SD | 61.1 ± 18.2 |
| Place of assessment, n (%) | |
| Outpatient clinic | 549 (37) |
| Day hospital | 171 (11) |
| Home care | 232 (15) |
| Hospice | 47 (3) |
| Hospital inpatient ward | 501 (33) |
| Primary tumor site, n (%) | |
| Lung | 352 (22) |
| Urogenital | 254 (17) |
| Gastrointestinal | 276 (18) |
| Breast | 201 (13) |
| Pancreas | 129 (8) |
| Liver | 16 (1) |
| Head and neck | 97 (6) |
| Others | 241 (15) |
| Disease, n (%) | |
| Locoregional | 250 (17) |
| Metastatic | 1250 (83) |
| Previous anticancer treatment, n (%)a | 1154 (79) |
| Care setting, n (%) | |
| Palliative care | 289 (19) |
| Oncology | 672 (45) |
| Pain therapy | 526 (35) |
| Radiotherapy | 13 (1) |
All values are presented as mean ± SD or number of patients (proportion of patients)
SD standard deviation
aData available in 1464 patients