Table 2a.

Associations between baseline radiation therapy use and aggressive care (i.e., ventilation or resuscitation - VoR) near death in patients stratified by baseline performance status

Stratum	N	VoR	Baseline Radiation Therapy Use				p
			Yes		No
Performance Status (ECOG) Score			n	%	n	%
0 Asymptomatic	9	Yes	0		1	11.1%	n.e.
		No	0		8	88.9%
1 Symptomatic, Ambulatory	121	Yes	0	0.0%	10	8.8%	0.491
		No	8	100.0%	103	91.2%
2 Symptomatic, In Bed < 50% time	116	Yes	3	33.3%	6	5.6%	0.020
		No	6	66.7%	101	94.4%
3 Symptomatic, In Bed > 50% time	58	Yes	0	0.0%	4	7.8%	0.589
		No	7	100.0%	47	92.2%
4 100% Bedridden	7	Yes	0		0	0.0%	n.e.
		No	0		7	100.0%

n.e. = not estimable