Patient characteristics
| Patient characteristics (n=695) | N (%) |
|---|---|
| Gender | |
| Male | 371 (53.4) |
| Female | 324 (46.6) |
| Age (years) | |
| ≤45 | 27 (3.9) |
| 46–60 | 89 (12.8) |
| 61–70 | 159 (22.9) |
| 71–80 | 237 (34.1) |
| ≥81 | 183 (26.3) |
| Marital status | |
| Partnered | 380 (54.7) |
| Not partnered | 313 (45.0) |
| Unknown | 2 (0.3) |
| Socioeconomic status | |
| Quintile 1 (most deprived) | 165 (23.7) |
| Quintile 2 | 158 (22.7) |
| Quintile 3 | 125 (18.0) |
| Quintile 4 | 122 (17.6) |
| Quintile 5 (least deprived) | 124 (17.8) |
| Unknown | 1 (0.1) |
| Cancer type (ICD-10 codes) | |
| Digestive organs (C15C26) | 182 (26.2) |
| Respiratory and intrathoracic organs (C30–C39) | 170 (24.5) |
| Breast (C50) | 58 (8.3) |
| Female genital organs (C51–C58) | 35 (5.0) |
| Male genital organs (C60–C63) | 38 (5.5) |
| Other (C00–C14, C40–C49, C64–C97) | 212 (30.5) |
| Comorbidity | |
| Alzheimer's disease | 46 (6.6) |
| Arthritis | 87 (12.5) |
| Cardiovascular disease | 120 (17.3) |
| Cerebrovascular disease | 57 (8.2) |
| COPD | 97 (14.0) |
| Diabetes | 95 (13.7) |
| Hypertension | 236 (34.0) |
| Learning disability | 7 (1.0) |
| Parkinson's disease | 16 (2.3) |
| Psychiatric disorder | 16 (2.3) |
| Renal disease | 30 (4.3) |
| Multiple sclerosis | 1 (0.1) |
| Other malignancy | 70 (10.1) |
COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.