Table 1.
Patient characteristics
| Values | |
|---|---|
| N | 1702 |
| Age | 68.4 ± 12.7 |
| Less than 70 years | 846 (49.7%) |
| 70 years or older | 855 (50.2%) |
| Male gender | 1003 (58.9%) |
| Site of primary cancer | |
| Lung | 388 (22.8%) |
| Upper and lower gastrointestinal tracts | 430 (25.3%) |
| Liver, biliary system, pancreas | 343 (20.2%) |
| Breast | 76 (4.5%) |
| Gynecologic | 93 (5.5%) |
| Urological | 103 (6.1%) |
| Others | 269 (15.8%) |
| Metastatic disease, yes | 1390 (81.7%) |
| ECOG PS | |
| 0–1 | 180 (10.6%) |
| 2 | 316 (18.6%) |
| 3 | 605 (35.5%) |
| 4 | 598 (35.1%) |
| Chemotherapy within 1 month, yes | 425 (25.0%) |
| Setting of care | |
| Hospital palliative care team | 829 (48.7%) |
| Palliative care unit | 628 (36.9%) |
| Home palliative care service | 245 (14.4%) |
| CRP (mg/dl) | 4.3 (1.3–9.6) |
Values represent mean ± SD, median (interquartile range), or n (%) where appropriate.
The sums of some percentages do not add up to 100% due to missing values.
ECOG PS, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Performance Status; CRP, C‐reactive protein; SD, standard deviation.