Table 1 Description of the study sample
| Â | Entire sample | Inhospital death | No Inhospital death | p-valuec |
|---|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | 12,457 (100) | 6965 (55.9) | 5492 (44.1) | Â |
Mean age at death (SD) | 69.9 (10.0) | 68.8 (10.0) | 71.4 (9.9) | < 0.0001 |
Sex | ||||
 Male N (%) | 8930 (71.7) | 5070 (72.8) | 3860 (70.3) | 0.002 |
Survival | ||||
 Median survival in months | 7 | 7 | 8 | < 0.0001 |
Living in a nursing home a (%) | 958 (7.7) | 188 (2.7) | 770 (14.0) | < 0.0001 |
Care level a | ||||
 No care level N (%) | 4958 (39.8) | 3769 (54.1) | 1189 (21.7) | < 0.0001 |
 1 N (%) | 2451 (19.7) | 1324 (19.0) | 1127 (20.5) | 0.0351 |
 2 N (%) | 3416 (27.4) | 1376 (19.8) | 2040 (37.1) | < 0.0001 |
 3 N (%) | 1632 (13.1) | 496 (7.1) | 1136 (20.7) | < 0.0001 |
State | ||||
 Western Germany N (%) | 9724 (78.1) | 5478 (78.7) | 4246 (77.3) | 0.0732 |
Urban district b N (%) | 7829 (62.9) | 4380 (62.9) | 3449 (62.8) | 0.922 |
Mean Charlson Comorbidity Score (SD) | 3.77 (2.65) | 3.81 (2.66) | 3.72 (2.63) | 0.0777 |
Body regions with Metastases | ||||
 Cerebal N (%) | 2271 (18.2) | 1237 (17.8) | 1034 (18.8) | 0.1256 |
 Bones N (%) | 2845 (22.8) | 1630 (23.4) | 1215 (22.1) | 0.0912 |
 Thoracic N (%) | 4207 (33.8) | 2406 (34.5) | 1801 (32.8) | 0.0402 |