Table 1 Characteristics of the study population and comparison between transferred group and other group

Sex n (%)

0.016^§

 Men

3,979 (53.9)

16,916 (52.3)

 Female

3,404 (46.1)

15,399 (47.7)

Age

 Mean (SD)

72.1 (12.1)

73.0 (12.3)

 < 0.001^†

 Median (Min.–Max.)

74.0 (18–103)

74.0 (18–108)

Diagnosis^a n (%)

 Cancer

6,585 (89.2)

28,603 (88.5)

0.098^§

 Cardiovascular disease

711 (9.6)

2,961 (9.2)

0.211^§

 Lung disease

455 (6.2)

1,604 (5.0)

 < 0.001^§

 Dementia

49 (0.7)

399 (1.2)

 < 0.001^§

 Stroke

96 (1.3)

340 (1.1)

0.065^§

 Other neurological disease

117 (1.6)

742 (2.3)

 < 0.001^§

 Diabetes

121 (1.6)

549 (1.7)

0.718^§

 Fracture

38 (0.5)

82 (0.3)

 < 0.001^§

 Multimorbidity

449 (6.1)

1,732 (5.4)

0.014^§

 Infection

221 (3.0)

409 (1.3)

 < 0.001^§

 Other underlying disease

210 (2.8)

682 (2.1)

 < 0.001^§

Diagnostic burden n (%)

 < 0.001^§

 0–1 diagnosis

6,167 (83.5)

28,166 (87.2)

  > 1 diagnosis

1,216 (16.5)

4,149 (12.8)

Symptoms^b n (%)

 Pain

774 (< 0.1)

5,650 (76.5)

24,587 (76.1)

 < 0.001^§

 Severe pain

7,457 (0.2)

2,019 (27.3)

8,571 (26.5)

 < 0.001^§

 Respiratory secretion

77 (< 0.1)

3,271 (44.3)

15,126 (46.8)

 < 0.001^§

 Nausea

1,822 (< 0.1)

1,389 (18.8)

6,314 (19.5)

 < 0.001^§

 Anxiety

2,048 (< 0.1)

4,446 (60.2)

18,260 (56.5)

 < 0.001^§

 Dyspnoea

1,265 (< 0.1)

2,279 (30.9)

7,509 (23.2)

 < 0.001^§

 Confusion

2,441 (< 0.1)

1,715 (23.2)

8,011 (24.8)

 < 0.001^§