Table 1 Characteristics of non-sudden deaths of patients aged 75–85 compared with patients older than 85*
75-85 years | >85 years | p-value† | |
|---|---|---|---|
N = 964 (57.3) | N = 717 (42.7) | ||
Mean age = 80.2 | Mean age = 90.7 | ||
Sex | <0.001 | ||
Female | 471 (48.9) | 503 (70.2) | |
Male | 493 (51.1) | 214 (29.8) | |
Marital status | <0.001 | ||
Widowed | 375 (38.9) | 517 (72.1) | |
Married | 473 (49.0) | 133 (18.5) | |
Single | 90 (9.3) | 57 (7.9) | |
Divorced | 27 (2.8) | 10 (1.4) | |
Education | <0.001 | ||
Primary school | 381 (39.5) | 340 (47.4) | |
High school (not graduated) | 182 (18.9) | 89 (12.4) | |
High school/college | 123 (12.7) | 73 (10.2) | |
Unknown | 279 (28.9) | 216 (30.1) | |
Cause of death | <0.001 | ||
Cardiovascular disease | 205 (21.3) | 224 (31.3) | |
Malignant disease | 314 (32.6) | 103 (14.4) | |
Respiratory disease | 136 (14.1) | 100 (14.0) | |
CVA/stroke | 102 (10.6) | 62 (8.7) | |
Disease of the nervous system | 42 (4.4) | 29 (4.1) | |
Other disease | 165 (17.1) | 198 (27.7) | |
Place of death | <0.001 | ||
Hospital | 537 (55.7) | 229 (31.9) | |
Care home | 204 (21.1) | 387 (54.0) | |
Home | 203 (21.1) | 85 (11.9) | |
Other/unknown/missing | 20 (2.1) | 16 (2.2) |