Table 1 Basic patient characteristics
Variable | Data (n = 377 patients) |
|---|---|
Age, median (IQR) | 71 (59–81) |
Female gender, n (%) | 167 (44) |
Nationality, n (%) | |
► Switzerland | 300 (80) |
► Italy | 17 (5) |
► Germany | 11 (3) |
► Kosovo | 5 (1) |
► Other | 44 (12) |
Confession, n (%) | |
► Roman Catholic | 126 (33) |
► None | 106 (28) |
► Protestant | 100 (27) |
► Muslim | 18 (5) |
► Jewish | 1 (0.3) |
► Other | 26 (7) |
Health insurance plan, n (%) | |
► General/public | 297 (78) |
► Private supplementary | 48 (13) |
► Fully private | 34 (9) |
Highest level of completed education, n (%) | |
► Primary school | 1 (0.3) |
► Middle school | 1 (0.3) |
► High school | 202 (54) |
► Tertiary education1 | 85 (23) |
► Unknown | 88 (23) |
Primary diagnosis, n (%) | |
► Cancer | 300 (80) |
► Trauma | 62 (16) |
► Other | 15 (4) |