Table 1 Patient characteristics
Patients with a LLI at least 1 year before death (N = 666) | |
|---|---|
Sex (female), n(%) | 334 (50) |
Age at diagnose (year), n(%) | |
< 55 | 20 (3.0) |
55–64 | 47 (7.1) |
65–74 | 116 (17.4) |
75–84 | 216 (32.4) |
≥ 85 | 267 (40.1) |
Median age in years [IQR] | 82 [74-89] |
LLI, n (%) | |
Cancer | 227 (34.1) |
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | 143 (21.5) |
Congestive Heart Failure | 97 (14.6) |
Frailty | 100 (15.0) |
Dementia | 61 (9.2) |
Neurological1 | 22 (3.3) |
Kidney failure | 9 (1.4) |
Liver failure | 6 (0.9) |
Other2 | 1 (0.2) |