Table 1:
Distribution of patient characteristics by palliative care status
| No palliative care | Received Palliative Care |
Overall | |
|---|---|---|---|
| % (n) | % (n) | % (n) | |
| 100% (3523) | 100% (261) | 100% (3784) | |
| Sex | |||
| Male | 54.2% (1909) | 45.2% (118) | 53.6% (2021) |
| Female | 45.8% (1614) | 54.8% (143) | 46.4% (1750) |
| Age Group | |||
| 18 to 39 | 6.1% (212) | 8% (21) | 6.2% (233) |
| 40 to 64 | 41.8% (1452) | 54% (141) | 42.7% (1593) |
| 65 and older | 52.1% (1809) | 37.9% (99) | 51.1% (1908) |
| Race | |||
| White | 76.2% (2684) | 67.8% (177) | 75.6% (2861) |
| Black | 6.4% (227) | 8% (21) | 6.6% (248) |
| Asian | 11.6% (409) | 17.6% (46) | 12% (455) |
| Pacific Islander | 2.7% (96) | 5.4% (14) | 2.9% (110) |
| Unknown | 3% (107) | 1.1% (3) | 2.9% (110) |
| Cancer Type | |||
| Head, Neck, & Throat | 4.7% (167) | 3.4% (9) | 4.7% (176) |
| Gastrointestinal | 26.2% (923) | 28% (73) | 26.3% (996) |
| Respiratory | 11.3% (399) | 13.4% (35) | 11.5% (434) |
| Bone, Skin, & Connective Tissue | 13.5% (474) | 13% (34) | 13.4% (508) |
| Breast | 6.3% (221) | 16.9% (44) | 7% (265) |
| Male Reproductive | 5.5% (194) | 8% (21) | 5.7% (215) |
| Female Reproductive | 7.1% (249) | 9.6% (25) | 7.2% (274) |
| Kidney & Bladder | 5.9% (207) | 2.3% (6) | 5.6% (213) |
| Endocrine & Neuroendocrine | 15.3% (538) | 3.8% (10) | 14.5% (548) |
| Brain & CNS | 1.7% (60) | 0.4% (1) | 1.6% (61) |
| Blood & Lymphatic | 2.6% (91) | 1.1% (3) | 2.5% (94) |
| Time of PC Referral | |||
| >3 months pre-mortem | --- | 53% (138) | --- |
| 1-3 months pre-morten | --- | 19% (50) | --- |
| Last month of life | --- | 28% (73) | --- |
Percentages and totals shown are column values.