Table 1 Patient characteristics of those discharged from Vejle hospital and other hospitals, respectively
Other hospitals n (%) | Vejle hospital n (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
All | 5,743 (88.1) | 775 (11.9) | p-value |
Sex | |||
Male | 2,917 (50.8) | 268 (34.6) | <0.001 |
Female | 2,826 (49.2) | 507 (65.4) | |
Age (years) | |||
18-49 | 690 (12.0) | 124 (16.0) | <0.001 |
50-69 | 2,656 (46.3) | 294 (51.4) | |
70+ | 2,397 (41.7) | 253 (32.7) | |
Cancer diagnosis | |||
Breast | 772 (13.4) | 260 (33.6) | <0.001 |
Colorectal | 842 (14.7) | 96 (12.4) | 0.090 |
Lung | 712 (12.4) | 113 (14.6) | 0.086 |
Head and Neck | 165 (2.4) | 9 (1.2) | 0.006 |
Prostate | 746 (13.0) | 19 (2.5) | <0.001 |
Other | 2,506 (43.6) | 278 (35.9) | <0.001 |
Alarm symptoms | |||
Yes | 3,541 (62.7) | 519 (67.8) | 0.007 |
No | 2,104 (37.3) | 247 (32.3) | |
Cancer suspicion | |||
Yes | 3,156 (63.6) | 435 (66.4) | 0.154 |
No | 1,809 (36.4) | 220 (33.6) |