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Table 3 Median Survival Time of the Three Prognostic Tools

From: Validation of the Palliative Prognostic Index, Performance Status–Based Palliative Prognostic Index and Chinese Prognostic Scale in a home palliative care setting for patients with advanced cancer in China

PPI

PS-PPI

ChPS

Risk groups (total scores)

Number of patients (%)

Median survival (days)(95%CI)

Risk groups (total scores)

Number of patients (%)

Median survival (days)(95%CI)

Risk groups (total scores)

Number of patients (%)

Median survival (days)(95%CI)

A (0.0–4.0)

1361 (73.1)

69 (63–74)

A (0.0–4.0)

407 (21.8)

105 (93–116)

A (0.0–28.0)

401 (21.5)

103 (93–114)

B (4.1–6.0)

295 (15.8)

31 (26–37)

B (4.1–6.0)

950 (51.0)

55 (50–60)

B (28.1–124.0)

1462 (78.5)

44 (41–47)

C (6.1–15.0)

207 (11.1)

22 (17–27)

C (6.1–15.0)

506 (27.2)

27 (24–30)

   
  1. Abbreviations CI, confidence intervals; PPI Palliative Prognostic Index; PS-PPI Performance Status-Based Palliative Prognostic Index; ChPS Chinese Prognostic Scale