Table 2 Emergency admission rates, in the last year of life, for people who died of cancer in 2015, by tumour site
Tumour site | Emergency admission rates in the last year of life | ||
|---|---|---|---|
No emergency admissions | 1–2 emergency admissions | 3 or more emergency admissions | |
Prostate (n = 254) | 25.6% | 53.1% | 21.3% ↑ |
Haematological (n = 367) | 19.6% ↓ | 59.9% | 20.4% ↑ |
Colorectal & Anus (n = 492) | 26.0% | 53.9% | 20.1% ↑ |
Urinary (n = 234) | 26.5% | 54.3% | 19.2% |
Lung & Mesothelioma (n = 1051) | 21.9% ↓ | 62.0% ↑ | 16.1% |
Other digestive (n = 791) | 24.4% | 59.5% | 16.1% |
Breast (n = 277) | 30.0% | 54.5% | 15.5% |
Other (n = 390) | 37.9% ↑ | 47.7% ↓ | 14.4% |
Head & Neck (n = 137) | 35.8% ↑ | 51.1% | 13.1% |
Brain & CNS (n = 104) | 20.2% | 68.3% ↑ | 11.5% |
Unknown primary (n = 162) | 35.8% ↑ | 56.8% | 7.4% ↓ |
Totals for all (n = 4259) | 26.0% | 57.3% | 16.7% |
Test result: Strength of association (SOA): Interpretation of SOA: | X2 (20, N = 4259) = 89.62. p < .001 Φc = 0.103 Weak | ||