Demographic characteristics of patients
| Variables | N | % |
|---|---|---|
| Sex | ||
| Male | 128 | 52.0 |
| Female | 118 | 48.0 |
| Age | ||
| ≤18 | 3 | 1.2 |
| 19–35 | 7 | 2.9 |
| 36–64 | 114 | 46.3 |
| ≥65 | 122 | 49.6 |
| Mean±S.D. 60.6±14.7 | ||
| Primary tumour site | ||
| Lung | 51 | 20.7 |
| Colon and rectum | 32 | 13.0 |
| Liver | 27 | 11.0 |
| Stomach | 22 | 8.9 |
| Biliary - pancreas | 20 | 8.1 |
| Head and neck | 16 | 6.5 |
| Cervix | 12 | 4.9 |
| Breast | 8 | 3.3 |
| Prostate | 4 | 1.6 |
| Brain | 3 | 1.2 |
| Ovary | 2 | 0.8 |
| Haematology | 1 | 0.4 |
| Others | 48 | 19.5 |
| Length of hospitalisation (days) | ||
| ≤7 | 54 | 21.9 |
| 8–30 | 153 | 62.2 |
| 31–60 | 34 | 13.8 |
| ≥61 | 5 | 2.1 |
| Mean±S.D. 19.3±16.0 | ||
| Outcome | ||
| Death | 161 | 65.4 |
| Discharge | 85 | 34.6 |
| No of admissions | ||
| 1 | 210 | 85.4 |
| 2 | 30 | 12.2 |
| 3 | 6 | 2.4 |
| 246 |