Table 2.
Clinical and baseline characteristics (n = 1317).
| Characteristics | |
|---|---|
| Age, mean ± SD, years | 72.9 ± 14.1 |
| Gender, n (%) | |
| Male | 664 (49.5) |
| Female | 652 (50.5) |
| Missing | 1 (0.0) |
| Care setting, n (%) | |
| Home | 936 (71.1) |
| Hospice | 200 (15.2) |
| Hospital | 181 (13.7) |
| Diagnosis, n (%) | |
| Cancer | |
| Gastrointestinal (including pancreas) | 267 (20.2) |
| Lung | 202 (15.3) |
| Genitourinary | 189 (14.4) |
| Breast | 91 (6.9) |
| Haematological | 68 (5.2) |
| Brain | 41 (3.1) |
| Head and neck | 25 (1.9) |
| Other cancer | 109 (8.3) |
| Non-cancer | |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | 52 (3.9) |
| Dementia | 45 (3.4) |
| Neurological | 41 (3.1) |
| Cardiac failure | 41 (3.0) |
| Chronic renal failure | 26 (2.0) |
| Liver failure | 8 (0.6) |
| Other non-cancer conditions | 113 (8.7) |