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Characteristics of patients contacting the service within 30 days of death compared with all other patients
| Patients within 30 days of death (n=1530) | Patients not within 30 days of death (n=66 413) | |
| Age (median, IQR) | 84.9 (77.0–90.6) years | 33.3 (12.2–59.2) years |
| Male (percentage, 95% CI) | 44.3% (41.8 to 46.8) | 41.6% (41.2 to 42.0) |
| IMD* score (mean, SD) | 12.00 (9.30) | 13.13 (9.67) |
*Index of multiple deprivation.
