Table 1 Characteristics of study patients and hospitals
|  | Alla (n = 1199) | Hematologic malignancya (n = 433) | Solid tumora (n = 766) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Patient characteristics | ||||
 Age at death (years) |  |  |  | .07 |
  0–4 | 253 (21.1) | 100 (23.1) | 153 (20.0) |  |
  5–9 | 266 (22.2) | 78 (18.0) | 188 (24.5) |  |
  10–14 | 263 (21.9) | 97 (22.4) | 166 (21.7) |  |
  15–18 | 417 (34.8) | 158 (36.5) | 259 (33.8) |  |
 Sex, female | 529 (44.1) | 175 (40.4) | 354 (46.2) | .06 |
 Cancer type | ||||
  Hematologic malignancy | 433 (36.1) | 433 (100) | 0 (0) |  |
  CNS tumor | 307 (25.6) | 0 (0) | 307 (40.1) |  |
  Other solid tumor | 459 (38.3) | 0 (0) | 459 (59.9) |  |
 Urgent admission | 245 (20.4) |  65 (15.0) |  180 (23.5) |  < .01 |
Hospital characteristics | ||||
 Hospital type |  |  |  | .40 |
  University hospital | 765 (63.8) | 269 (62.1) | 496 (64.8) |  |
  Other hospital | 434 (36.2) | 164 (37.9) | 270 (35.2) |  |
 Length of hospital stay (days) |  |  |  |  < .01 |
  0–29 | 401 (33.4) | 94 (21.7) | 307 (40.1) |  |
  30–119 | 408 (34.0) | 147 (33.9) | 261 (34.1) |  |
  120 +  | 390 (32.5) | 192 (44.3) | 198 (25.8) |  |
 Number of childhood deaths per year |  |  |  | .34 |
  1–5 | 298 (24.9) | 101 (23.3) | 197 (25.7) |  |
  6–11 | 301 (25.1) | 110 (25.4) | 191 (24.9) |  |
  12–16 | 306 (25.5) | 104 (24.0) | 202 (26.4) |  |
  17 +  | 294 (24.5) | 118 (27.3) | 176 (23.0) |  |
Year of death | Â | Â | Â | .53 |
 2012–2013 | 607 (50.6) | 225 (52.0) | 382 (49.9) |  |
 2014–2015 | 592 (49.4) | 208 (48.0) | 384 (50.1) |  |