Table 4.
Specific diagnoses by prescription opioids by age category and being in their last year of life in 2017.
| N | % | |
|---|---|---|
| 65- to 74-year-old patients in their last year of life (n = 694) | ||
| Malignant neoplasm bronchus/lung | 89 | 12.8 |
| Malignant digestive neoplasm, other/NOS | 47 | 6.8 |
| Malignant neoplasm colon/rectum | 39 | 5.6 |
| Malignancy NOS | 27 | 3.9 |
| Malignant neoplasm prostate | 23 | 3.3 |
| 75- to 84-year-old patients in their last year of life (n = 1,091) | ||
| Malignant neoplasm bronchus/lung | 92 | 8.4 |
| Malignant neoplasm colon/rectum | 53 | 4.9 |
| Malignant digestive neoplasm, other/NOS | 45 | 4.1 |
| Malignant neoplasm prostate | 41 | 3.8 |
| Back symptom/complaint | 38 | 3.5 |
| 85-year-and-older patients in their last year of life (n = 1,378) | ||
| Feeling ill | 112 | 8.1 |
| Heart failure | 103 | 7.5 |
| Pain general/multiple sites | 51 | 3.7 |
| Low back symptom/complaint | 41 | 3.0 |
| Malignant neoplasm colon/rectum | 42 | 3.0 |
NOS, not otherwise specified.