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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: BMJ Support Palliat Care. 2019 Mar 1;12(e6):e813–e820. doi: 10.1136/bmjspcare-2018-001572

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.