Table 1 Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of Patients (N = 200)
Total sample (N = 200) | Cancer patients (N = 100) | Non-cancer patients (N = 100) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean (SD) | N (%) | Mean (SD) | N (%) | Mean (SD) | N (%) | |
Age (years) | 81.1 (7.8) | 81.12 (7.5) | 81.02 (8.0) | |||
Gender | ||||||
Male | 99 (49.5) | 49 (49.0) | 50 (50.0) | |||
Female | 101 (50.5) | 51 (51.0) | 50 (50.0) | |||
Living status | ||||||
Married | 92 (46.0) | 53 (53.0) | 39 (39.0) | |||
Widow/widower | 81 (40.5) | 35 (35.0) | 46 (46.0) | |||
Unmarried | 27 (13.5) | 12 (12.0) | 15 (15.0) | |||
Living arrangements | ||||||
Living alone | 76 (38.0) | 35 (35.0) | 41 (41.0) | |||
Living with partner | 94 (47.0) | 53 (53.0) | 41 (41.0) | |||
Living with others | 30 (15.0) | 12 (12.0) | 18 (18.0) | |||
Pathology | ||||||
Cancer | 100 (50.0) | 100 (100.0) | ||||
Heart failure | 45 (22.5) | 45 (45.0) | ||||
Obstructive lung disease | 27 (13.5) | 27 (27.0) | ||||
Renal failure | 25 (12.5) | 25 (25.0) | ||||
Liver failure | 3 (1.5) | 3 (3.0) | ||||
Type of admitted ward | ||||||
Internal ward | 154 (77.0) | 82 (82.0) | 72 (72.0) | |||
Geriatric ward | 46 (23.0) | 18 (18.0) | 28 (28.0) | |||
Number of comorbidities | 2.1 (1.6) | 2.2 (1.6) | 2.1 (1.6) | |||
fTRSTa | ||||||
No risk profile | 25 (12.4) | 15 (15.0) | 10 (10.0) | |||
Geriatric risk profile | 175 (87.5) | 85 (85.0) | 90 (90.0) | |||