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Table 13 Association between demography and category of medical condition

From: Pattern of admissions and needs assessment for palliative care services among in-patients in a tertiary health facility in South-Western Nigeria

Variables

Category of medical condition

Statistic

P-value

Age

Palliative care condition

Non-palliative care condition

Total

X2 = 16.78

0.0008*

 < 5

8(80.0)

2(20.0)

10(100.0)

  

 5–17

7(43.8)

9(56.3)

16(100.0)

  

 18–59

73(88.0)

10(12.0)

83(100.0)

  

 60 above

16(80.0)

4(20.0)

20(100.0)

  

Total

104(80.6)

25(19.4)

129(100.0)

  

Mean ± SD

39.9404 ± 19.0124

33.8880 ± 23.5332

 

T = 1.36

0.1755

Children

15(57.7)

11(42.3)

26(100.0)

X2 = 0.001

0.0021*

Adult

89(86.4)

14(13.6)

103(100.0)

  

Female

64(84.2)

12(15.8)

76(100.0)

X2 = 0.22

0.1565

Male

40(75.5)

13(24.5)

53(100.0)

  

Total

104(80.6)

25(19.4)

129(100.0)

  
  1. Significant p-value < 0.05