Table 1 Characteristics of patients in hospital and hospice
|  | Hospital N = 144 | Hospice N = 127 | P-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Â | n. | % | n. | % | Â |
Age | (mean, range) | 76 | (46-97) | 74 | (43-96) | .324 |
Gender | Male | 100 | 69.4 | 70 | 55.1 | Â |
| Â | Female | 44 | 30.6 | 57 | 44.9 | .017* |
Education (years) | 9-13 | 21 | 18.4 | 35 | 36.4 | Â |
| Â | 6-8 | 26 | 22.8 | 23 | 24.0 | Â |
| Â | 0-5 | 67 | 58.8 | 38 | 39.6 | .006 |
| Â | Unknown | 30 | Â | 31 | Â | Â |
Marital status | Single | 42 | 32.6 | 55 | 48.2 | Â |
| Â | Married | 87 | 67.4 | 59 | 51.8 | .018* |
| Â | Unknown | 15 | Â | 13 | Â | Â |
Referred from | Home | 122 | 87.8 | 51 | 40.2 | Â |
| Â | Nursing home | 7 | 5.0 | 8 | 6.3 | Â |
| Â | Hospital | 10 | 6.9 | 68 | 53.5 | .000 |
| Â | Unknown | 5 | Â | - | Â | Â |
Primary tumour | Digestive system | 44 | 30.6 | 41 | 32.3 | Â |
| Â | Respiratory system | 40 | 27.8 | 30 | 23.6 | Â |
| Â | Genitourinary system | 14 | 9.7 | 24 | 18.9 | Â |
| Â | Haematological | 27 | 18.8 | 7 | 5.5 | Â |
| Â | Breast | 8 | 5.6 | 5 | 3.9 | Â |
| Â | Others | 11 | 7.6 | 20 | 15.7 | .003 |
Days as inpatient | 0-3 | 37 | 25.7 | 20 | 15.7 | Â |
| Â | 4-7 | 37 | 25.7 | 29 | 22.8 | Â |
| Â | 7+ | 70 | 48.6 | 78 | 61.4 | .066 |