Table 1 Patient characteristics (N = 763)
Variable | n | % |
|---|---|---|
Sex | ||
Male | 475 | 62.3 |
Female | 288 | 37.3 |
Age | ||
60–74 years | 698 | 91.5 |
75 years and above | 65 | 8.5 |
Median age Mean age (SD) | 65 66.1 (5.5) | |
Admission status | ||
Inpatients | 436 | 57.1 |
Outpatients | 327 | 42.9 |
Cancer sites | ||
Head &Neck | 187 | 24.5 |
Lung | 84 | 11.1 |
Breast | 83 | 10.9 |
Esophagus and stomach | 67 | 8.8 |
Gynecological | 63 | 8.2 |
Urological | 58 | 7.6 |
Gastrointestinal | 56 | 7.3 |
Hepaticopancreaticobiliary | 51 | 6.7 |
Hematolymphoid | 48 | 6.3 |
Brain tumours | 39 | 5.1 |
Bone and soft tissue | 27 | 3.5 |
Treatment intent | ||
Curative | 656 | 85.9 |
Palliative | 101 | 13.2 |
Follow up | 6 | 0.9 |
Performance status | ||
ECOG 0–2 | 564 | 73.4 |
ECOG 3–4 | 195 | 25.6 |
(Missing 4) | ||
Co-morbidities | ||
No | 364 | 47.7 |
Yes | 359 | 47 |
Missing data | 41 | 5.3 |
Past history of psychiatric disorder | ||
Absent | 556 | 72.9 |
Present | 207 | 27.1 |