Table 1.

Comparison of the characteristics of those patients with and without prognosis estimates. The percentages are row percentages. Test results are given when P < 0.2. NS = Not significant.

	prognosis estimates NO n = 134		prognosis estimates YES n = 275		test results-always chi-square unless specified
	N.	(%)	N.	(%)
TEAM Z	45	28	118	72
Y	28	43	37	57
X	53	80	13	20
W	8	7	107	93	107,6; DF 3, p < 0.001
AGE (mean ± DS)	66.5 ± 9.7		65.9 ± 11.4		NS
(median; range)	67(32–87)		67(32–92)
GENDER
males	77	35	144	65
females	57	30	131	70	NS
PRIMARY TUMOUR
lung	33	30	76	70
GI	31	27	85	73
GU	27	45	33	55
breast	13	34	25	66
others	26	32	56	68	6,37; DF 4; p = 0.173
STATUS
married	78	32	167	68
single	51	32	107	68	NS
CARER
no carer	2	15	11	85
lay carer (wife, husband ...)	109	32	234	68
other (friend, other)	15	34	29	66	NS
SURVIVAL
(mean ± DS)	54.3 ± 57.9		71.3 ± 92.5
(median; range) survival (categories)	33.5 (1–311)		42 (1–734)		p = 0.176 (M-Whitney test)
1–21	49	35	89	65
22–60	43	34	84	66
61–90	16	32	34	68
91–180	17	29	41	71
>180	9	25	27	75	1,78; DF 1 (trend); p 0.183