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Table 2 Patient demographic and disease-related data and association with screening score

From: Identifying the need for specialized palliative care in adult cancer patients – development and validation of a screening procedure based on proxy assessment by physicians and filter questions

N = 208

  

Mean score ± SD

Test/Test statistic

Significance

Gender

male

45.2%

7.47 ± 2.413

t-Test: t206 = 1.615

p = .108

female

54.8%

6.89 ± 2.722

p = .122

Age

Years;

mean 63,47 ± 13,383

range 21–96

21–30

7.50 ± 2.121

one-way ANOVA

(groups):

F(7, 200) = 1.654

31–40

7.40 ± 1.776

41–50

8.47 ± 2.452

51–60

6.90 ± 2.564

61–70

6.91 ± 2.914

71–80

6.72 ± 2.447

81–90

8.25 ± 2.236

> 90

9.50 ± 0.707

Performance status

ECOG 0

5.3%

3.09 ± 1.044

one-way ANOVA:

F(4, 203) = 120.081

p < 0.01

ECOG 1

30.8%

5.02 ± 1.386

ECOG 2

23.6%

6.78 ± 1.571

ECOG 3

19.7%

8.93 ± 1.233

ECOG 4

20.7%

10.09 ± 1.571

Primary diagnosis

Bronchial carcinoma

16.3%

7.00 ± 2.807

one-way ANOVA:

F(22, 185) = 1.405

p = .166

Mammary carcinoma

14.4%

6.67 ± 2.758

Carcinoma of the female genital tract

9.1%

5.79 ± 2.149

Renal cell carcinoma

5.3%

7.36 ± 3.042

Myelomatosis

4.8%

5.70 ± 2.163

Leukemia

4.8%

6.30 ± 1.947

Colon cancer

4.3%

8.33 ± 2.179

Lymphoma

4.3%

6.56 ± 2.242

Esophageal cancer

4.3%

8.11 ± 1.453

Pancreatic carcinoma

4.3%

7.67 ± 2.598

others

28.1%

7.97 ± 2.575

Connection to PC

yes

44.7%

9.27 ± 1.695

t-Test: t201 = −15.303

p < 0.01

no

52.9%

5.44 ± 1.845

missing data

2.4%

 

Decease during survey

yes

30.3%

8.59 ± 2.380

t-Test: t206 = −5.643

p < 0.01

no

69.7%

6.52 ± 2.441