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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of participants

From: Prevalence of advance care planning practices among people with chronic diseases in hospital and community settings: a retrospective medical record audit

 

LHD1 (n = 529)

LHD2 (n = 477)

Total (n = 1006)

Hospital

Community

Hospital

Community

 

N

291

238

159

318

1006

Mean age (SD)

76 (14.36)

78 (11.66)

75 (13.26)

72 (15.82)

75 (2.5)

Sex (M:F) %

48: 52

46: 54

50: 50

45: 55

47: 53

Chronic conditions

 Diabetes

152 (55)

125 (45)

107 (32)

223 (68)

607 (60%)

 Hypertension

169 (65)

91 (35)

88 (32)

188 (68)

536 (53%)

  1. Table 1 Legend-LHD Local Health District, SD Standard Deviation, M Male, F Female