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. 2018 Jul 7;17:92. doi: 10.1186/s12904-018-0342-0

Table 3.

Sample characteristics (N = 820)

Characteristic Index
Agea 67.00 (17.00-114.00; 14.00)
Sexb
 Female 420 (51.20)
 Male 400 (48.80)
PCU-staya
 Days 10.54 (0.00 – 53.00; 9.12)
 Hours 266.15 (0.00 – 1275.00; 219.37)
Diagnosis groupb
 Cancer 690 (84.00)
 Non-cancer 59 (7.20)
 Previous cancer 68 (8.30)
 Missing 3 (0.50)
Palliative stagecb
 Rehabilitation stage 34 (4.15)
 Early terminal stage 129 (15.73)
 Late terminal stage 152 (18.54)
 Final stage 28 (3.41)
 Missing 477 (58.17)
ECOG Performance Status Scalecb
 0 Normal activity 4 (0.50)
 1 Able to walk, light activity possible 45 (5.50)
 2 Self-care possible; able to walk < 50% of daytime 20 (2.40)
 3 Limited self-care; < 50% bedridden 220 (26.80)
 4 In need of care; bedridden 399 (48.70)
 Missing 132 (16.10)

aMean, (range; SD)

bn (%)

cAt admission