Table 1 Demographic characteristics of study population stratified by place of death
From: Socioeconomy as a prognostic factor for location of death in Swedish palliative cancer patients
Total, n (%) | Home, n (%) | Hospital, n (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Brain | Sex | Female | 207 (100%) | 92 (44.4%) | 115 (55.6%) |
Male | 354 (100%) | 147 (41.5%) | 207 (58.5%) | ||
NA | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Age | Median (Q1-Q4) min-max | 65 (53–74) 0–89 | 65 (52–74) 5–89 | 65 (54–74) 0–89 | |
NA | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Marital | Divorced | 78 (100%) | 21 (26.9%) | 57 (73.1%) | |
Married | 365 (100%) | 176 (48.2%) | 189 (51.8%) | ||
Unmarried | 86 (100%) | 29 (33.7%) | 57 (66.3%) | ||
Widow | 32 (100%) | 13 (40.6%) | 19 (59.4%) | ||
NA | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Education | Low | 151 (100%) | 56 (37.1%) | 95 (62.9%) | |
Middle | 224 (100%) | 100 (44.6%) | 124 (55.4%) | ||
High | 168 (100%) | 73 (43.5%) | 95 (56.5%) | ||
NA | 18 | 10 | 8 | ||
Income | Median (Q1-Q4) min-max | 193.2 (126.76–312.32) -527.5-4372.9 | 192 (125.46–320.54) -527.5-1339.3 | 195.1 (130.34–307.34) -333.6-4372.9 | |
NA | 12 | 7 | 5 | ||
Breast | Sex | Female | 619 (100%) | 174 (28.1%) | 445 (71.9%) |
Male | 2 (100%) | 0 (0%) | 2 (100%) | ||
NA | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Age | Median (Q1-Q4) min-max | 69 (56–82) 27–100 | 66 (54–81) 33–94 | 69 (56–82.8) 27–100 | |
NA | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Marital | Divorced | 108 (100%) | 31 (28.7%) | 77 (71.3%) | |
Married | 275 (100%) | 93 (33.8%) | 182 (66.2%) | ||
Unmarried | 98 (100%) | 19 (19.4%) | 79 (80.6%) | ||
Widow | 140 (100%) | 31 (22.1%) | 109 (77.9%) | ||
NA | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Education | Low | 213 (100%) | 53 (24.9%) | 160 (75.1%) | |
Middle | 245 (100%) | 74 (30.2%) | 171 (69.8%) | ||
High | 156 (100%) | 44 (28.2%) | 112 (71.8%) | ||
NA | 7 | 3 | 4 | ||
Income | Median (Q1-Q4) min-max | 141.7 (103–214.8) -44.7-6627.6 | 135.3 (96.18–196.04) 0–590 | 143.4 (104.76–222.54) -44.7-6627.6 | |
NA | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Colorectal | Sex | Female | 927 (100%) | 307 (33.1%) | 620 (66.9%) |
Male | 1008 (100%) | 395 (39.2%) | 613 (60.8%) | ||
NA | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Age | Median (Q1-Q4) min-max | 74 (64–83) 15–99 | 73 (63–82) 22–97 | 74 (64–83) 15–99 | |
NA | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Marital | Divorced | 316 (100%) | 106 (33.5%) | 210 (66.5%) | |
Married | 999 (100%) | 415 (41.5%) | 584 (58.5%) | ||
Unmarried | 212 (100%) | 62 (29.2%) | 150 (70.8%) | ||
Widow | 408 (100%) | 119 (29.2%) | 289 (70.8%) | ||
NA | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Education | Low | 722 (100%) | 263 (36.4%) | 459 (63.6%) | |
Middle | 758 (100%) | 265 (35%) | 493 (65%) | ||
High | 433 (100%) | 165 (38.1%) | 268 (61.9%) | ||
NA | 22 | 9 | 13 | ||
Income | Median (Q1-Q4) min-max | 160.85 (118.16–249.22) -96-3319.7 | 166 (119.36–265.18) -96-1646.4 | 158.3 (117.7–241.74) 0.5–3319.7 | |
NA | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
Lung | Sex | Female | 2391 (100%) | 517 (21.6%) | 1874 (78.4%) |
Male | 2671 (100%) | 595 (22.3%) | 2076 (77.7%) | ||
NA | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Age | Median (Q1-Q4) min-max | 71 (63.2–79) 14–97 | 72 (64–80) 14–95 | 71 (63–79) 23–97 | |
NA | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Marital | Divorced | 1171 (100%) | 216 (18.4%) | 955 (81.6%) | |
Married | 2472 (100%) | 627 (25.4%) | 1845 (74.6%) | ||
Unmarried | 589 (100%) | 101 (17.1%) | 488 (82.9%) | ||
Widow | 829 (100%) | 168 (20.3%) | 661 (79.7%) | ||
NA | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
Education | Low | 2142 (100%) | 465 (21.7%) | 1677 (78.3%) | |
Middle | 2117 (100%) | 462 (21.8%) | 1655 (78.2%) | ||
High | 742 (100%) | 178 (24%) | 564 (76%) | ||
NA | 61 | 7 | 54 | ||
Income | Median (Q1-Q4) min-max | 157.3 (116.5–238.7) -369.8-4260 | 161.75 (118.38–255.1) -60.5-1901.1 | 156.4 (116.4–233.96) -369.8-4260 | |
NA | 5 | 2 | 3 | ||
Prostate | Sex | Male | 811 (100%) | 295 (36.4%) | 516 (63.6%) |
NA | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Age | Median (Q1-Q4) min-max | 76 (68–84) 48–97 | 77 (68–84) 48–95 | 76 (68–84) 49–97 | |
NA | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Marital | Divorced | 116 (100%) | 28 (24.1%) | 88 (75.9%) | |
Married | 517 (100%) | 214 (41.4%) | 303 (58.6%) | ||
Unmarried | 79 (100%) | 24 (30.4%) | 55 (69.6%) | ||
Widow | 99 (100%) | 29 (29.3%) | 70 (70.7%) | ||
NA | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Education | Low | 370 (100%) | 140 (37.8%) | 230 (62.2%) | |
Middle | 287 (100%) | 100 (34.8%) | 187 (65.2%) | ||
High | 141 (100%) | 51 (36.2%) | 90 (63.8%) | ||
NA | 13 | 4 | 9 | ||
Income | Median (Q1-Q4) min-max | 173.6 (134.5–255.7) -0.6-6657.2 | 176.2 (136.04–252.72) -0.6-954.6 | 170.85 (134.4–257.7) 0–6657.2 | |
NA | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||