Table 5 Demographic characteristics of sampled patients prescribed corticosteroids
From: Corticosteroid prescribing in palliative care settings: a retrospective analysis in New Zealand
Facility (Number of patients) | Cancer diagnosis number of patients (%) | Gender number of patients (%) | Age (Years) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | No | Male | Female | Mean (s.d.) | |
Hospice 1 (70) | 66 (94%) | 4 (6%) | 28 (40%) | 42 (60%) | 66 (14) |
Hospice 2 (50) | 50 (100%) | 0 (0%) | 28 (56%) | 22 (44%) | 66 (13) |
Hospice 3 (40) | 36 (90%) | 4 (10%) | 18 (45%) | 22 (55%) | 71 (12) |
Hospice 4 (24) | 21 (87%) | 3 (13%) | 12 (50%) | 12 (50%) | 68 (13) |
Hospice 5 (31) | 31 (100%) | 0 (0%) | 11 (35%) | 20 (65%) | 63 (14) |
Hospice 6 (45) | 44 (98%) | 1 (2%) | 22 (49%) | 23 (51%) | 62 (13) |
Total (260) | 248* (95%) | 12 (5%) | 119 (46%) | 141 (54%) | 66 (13) |