Table 2 Demographic and clinical characteristics of the patients
From: Four screening instruments for frailty in older patients with and without cancer: a diagnostic study
Variable | Patients aged ≥ 70 years with cancer | Patients aged ≥ 70 years without cancer | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
N | % | N | % | |
All | 108 | 290 | ||
- Male | 38 | 35 | 105 | 36 |
Median age (range) | 76 (70–88) | 78 (70–97) | ||
Living situation | ||||
- Not alone (partner or children) | 73 | 67 | 197 | 68 |
- Alone | 31 | 29 | 88 | 30 |
- Nursing home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Others | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
Cancer diagnosis | ||||
- Lung | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
- Breast | 51 | 47 | 0 | 0 |
- Gastrointestinal | 45 | 42 | 0 | 0 |
- Prostate | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |