Table 1 Baseline Demographic and Clinical Characteristics
Characteristics | All patients (n = 242) | Patients with Unavoidable Visits (n = 189) | Patients with Avoidable Visits (n = 53) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Median Age, years | 65.0 | 65.0 | 64.0 | 0.979 |
Sex (%) | ||||
Female | 129.0 (53.3) | 103.0 (54.5) | 26.0 (49.1) | 0.394 |
Male | 113.0 (46.7) | 86.0 (45.5) | 27.0 (50.9) | |
Co-morbidities (%) | ||||
Hypertension | 130.0 (53.7) | 96.0 (50.8) | 34.0 (64.1) | 0.057 |
Diabetes | 121.0 (50.0) | 92.0 (48.7) | 29.0 (54.7) | 0.348 |
Dyslipidemia | 52.0 (21.5) | 39.0 (20.6) | 13.0 (24.5) | 0.486 |
Congestive heart failure | 13.0 (5.4) | 10.0 (5.3) | 3.0 (5.7) | 0.886 |
Chronic kidney disease | 25.0 (10.3) | 18.0 (9.5) | 7.0 (13.2) | 0.402 |
Hypothyroidism | 31.0 (12.8) | 24.0 (12.6) | 7.0 (13.2) | 0.874 |
Others | 111.0 (45.9) | 87.0 (46.0) | 24.0 (45.2) | 0.963 |
Marital Status (%) | ||||
Single | 14.0 (5.8) | 9.0 (4.8) | 5.0 (9.4) | 0.458 |
Married | 189.0 (78.1) | 149.0 (78.8) | 40.0 (75.5) | |
Divorced/Separated | 7.0 (2.9) | 6.0 (3.2) | 1.0 (1.9) | |
Widowed | 19.0 (7.9) | 14.0 (7.4) | 5.0 (9.4) | |
Unknown | 13.0 (5.4) | 11.0 (5.8) | 2.0 (3.8) | |
Primary cancer diagnosis | ||||
Breast | 29.0 (12.0) | 27.0 (14.3) | 2.0 (3.8) | 0.037 |
Thoracic | 15.0 (6.2) | 14.0 (7.4) | 1.0 (1.9) | 0.141 |
Head and Neck | 21.0 (8.7) | 16.0 (8.5) | 5.0 (9.4) | 0.825 |
Gastrointestinal | 91 (37.6) | 72.0 (38.1) | 19.0 (35.8) | 0.765 |
Urologic | 5.0 (2.1) | 4.0 (2.1) | 1.0 (1.9) | 0.917 |
Gynecologic | 17.0 (7.0) | 13.0 (6.9) | 4.0 (7.5) | 0.866 |
Hematologic | 51.0 (21.1) | 35.0 (18.5) | 16.0 (30.1) | 0.066 |
Others | 13.0 (5.4) | 8.0 (4.2) | 5.0 (9.4) | 0.138 |
Stage of cancer (%) | ||||
Local/Locally Advanced | 43.0 (17.8) | 33.0 (17.4) | 10.0 (18.9) | 0.339 |
Metastatic | 156.0 (64.5) | 126.0 (66.7) | 30.0 (56.6) | |
Primary progressed or relapsed | 42.0 (17.8) | 29.0 (15.3) | 13.0 (24.5) | |
Unknown | 1.0 (0.4) | 1.0 (0.5) | 0.0 (0.0) | |