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Table 2 Characteristics of the individual site and total study population

From: The SAKK cancer-specific geriatric assessment (C-SGA): a pilot study of a brieftool for clinical decision-making in older cancer patients

 

KSGR

KSSG

Total population

 

N = 25

N = 26

N = 51

Characteristic

n (%)

P value*

Socio-demographic

    

Study site

    

 KSGR

25 (100)

–

25 (49)

 

 KSSG

–

26 (100)

26 (51)

 

Age

    

 65–69 years

6 (24)

7 (27)

13 (25)

0.57

 70–79 years

15 (60)

12 (46)

27 (53)

 

 80+ years

4 (16)

7 (27)

11 (22)

 

Gender

    

 Male

17 (68)

11 (42)

28 (55)

0.07

 Female

8 (32)

15 (58)

23 (45)

 

Education

    

 Compulsory

7 (28)

5 (21)

12 (24)

0.60

 Secondary

17 (68)

16 (67)

33 (67)

 

 Tertiary

1 (4)

3 (12)

4 (8.2)

 

Marital status

    

 Single

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0.92 #

 Married

18 (72)

17 (65)

35 (69)

 

 Widowed

7 (28)

7 (27)

14 (27)

 

 Divorced

0 (0)

2 (7.7)

2 (3.9)

 

Nationality

    

 Swiss

22 (88)

23 (88)

45 (88)

1.00

 Other

3 (12)

3 (12)

6 (12)

 

Health-related

    

Physician-rated general health

    

 Excellent/good

17 (71)

8 (32)

25 (51)

0.007

 Fair

6 (25)

9 (36)

15 (31)

 

 Poor/very Poor

1 (4.1)

8 (32)

9 (18)

 

Type of cancer

    

 Bladder

1 (4.0)

0 (0)

1 (1.9)

0.40 #

 Breast

0 (0)

1 (3.8)

1 (1.9)

 

 Colon

6 (24)

0 (0)

6 (12)

 

 Leukemia

0 (0)

7 (27)

7 (14)

 

 Lung

5 (20)

5 (19)

10 (20)

 

 Lymphoma

5 (20)

8 (31)

13 (25)

 

 Pancreatic

0 (0)

1 (3.8)

1 (1.9)

 

 Prostate

3 (12)

1 (3.8)

4 (7.8)

 

 Uterine

0(0)

1 (3.8)

1 (1.9)

 

 Other

5 (20)

2 (7.7)

7 (14)

 

Type of treatment

    

 Curative

12 (48)

3 (12)

15 (29)

0.006

 Palliative

13 (52)

23 (88)

36 (71)

 

Life expectancy

    

 <1 year

4 (19)

16 (61)

20 (42)

0.01

 1-2 years

8 (38)

6 (23)

14 (30)

 

 3+ years

9 (43)

4 (15)

13 (28)

 

WHO performance score

    

 0

15 (60)

4 (15)

19 (37)

<0.001

 1

9 (36)

9 (35)

18 (35)

 

 2

1 (4.0)

13 (50)

14 (27)

 
  1. KSGR Kantonsspital Graubünden, KSSG Kantonsspital St. Gallen,WHO World Health Organization.
  2. * Test of difference between study sites.
  3. # Significance test excluding marital status single andcancers with zero cells.