Prevalence of cancer diagnosis in hospitalised palliative patients in Spain and Sweden
| Spain | Sweden | |||||
| All (n=249) | Male (n=162) | Female (n=87) | All (n=264) | Male (n=135) | Female (n=129) | |
| Cancer diagnosis; % | ||||||
| Bile duct | 2.4 | 1.9 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 2.2 | 6.2 |
| Breast | 3.6 | – | 10.3 | 7.6 | – | 15.5 |
| Cerebral | 3.2 | 1.9 | 5.7 | 2.7 | 2.2 | 3.1 |
| Colorectal | 13.3 | 13.6 | 12.6 | 11.4 | 11.1 | 11.6 |
| Gynaecological | 4.8 | – | 13.8 | 8.7 | – | 17.8 |
| Lung | 21.7* | 29.0*** | 8.0 | 11.4 | 10.4 | 12.4 |
| Lymphoma | 2.4 | 1.9 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 5.9 | 0.8 |
| Melanoma | 1.6 | 1.2 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 0.7 | 5.4 |
| Pancreas | 11.2 | 11.1 | 11.5 | 7.6 | 8.9 | 6.2 |
| Prostate | 3.6 | 5.6 | – | 11.4** | 22.2*** | – |
| Stomach/oesophagus | 12.0 | 12.3 | 11.5 | 8.7 | 11.1 | 6.2 |
| Unknown primary | 2.0 | 3.1 | – | 4.9 | 5.2 | 4.7* |
| Urological | 6.0 | 6.8 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 6.7 | 0.8 |
Significant difference between the countries (indicated with * at the higher value).
*P<0.05, **p<0.01, ***p<0.001.