From: Hospice utilization during the SARS outbreak in Taiwan
 | Admission in May/June 2002 (N = 818), n (%) | Admission in May/June 2003 (N = 566), n (%) | P value |
---|---|---|---|
Gender | Â | Â | 0.669* |
   Female | 352 (43.0) | 249 (44.0) |  |
   Male | 465 (56.8) | 317 (56.0) |  |
   Unknown | 1 (0.1) |  |  |
Age in years | 64.6 (SD 14.6) | 64.6 (SD 15.0) | 0.946** |
Primary diagnosis | Â | Â | 0.981* |
   Ca of trachea, bronchus, & lung | 147 (18.0) | 98 (17.3) |  |
   Ca of liver & intrahepatic bile ducts | 140 (17.1) | 93 (16.4) |  |
   Ca of colon | 56 (6.8) | 37 (6.5) |  |
   Ca of female breast | 48 (5.9) | 40 (7.1) |  |
   Ca of stomach | 51 (6.2) | 30 (5.3) |  |
   Ca of pancreas | 37 (4.5) | 24 (4.2) |  |
   Ca of rectum, rectosigmoid junction, & anus | 32 (3.9) | 21 (3.7) |  |
   Ca of cervix uteri | 29 (3.5) | 19 (3.4) |  |
   Others | 278 (34.0) | 204 (36.0) |  |