Table 1 Baseline characteristics
Characteristics | Total 100 patients n = % |
|---|---|
Sex | |
 Male | 51% |
 Female | 49% |
Age | |
 18–64 | 21% |
 65–74 | 44% |
 ≥ 75 | 35% |
 Median (IQR) | 72 (66–76) |
Body mass index | |
 < 18.5 | 1% |
 18.5–25 | 40% |
 25.1–29.9 | 35% |
 ≥ 30 | 24% |
 Mean (SD) | 27.09 (5.07) |
ASA | |
 I–II | 57% |
 ≥ III | 43% |
Charlson Comorbidity Index | |
 <  5 | 20% |
 5–9 | 72% |
 ≥ 10 | 8% |
 Mean (SD) | 6 (2) |
Indication for referral | |
 Liver tumour | 24% |
 Biliary tract tumour | 27% |
 Gallbladder tumour | 6% |
 Pancreatic head tumour | 31% |
 Pancreatic corpus/tail tumour | 7% |
 Other | 5% |
Eventually scheduled for surgery | |
 Yes | 77% |
 No, (partly) due to the patient’s condition | 15% |
 No, other reasona | 8% |
Ethnicity | |
 Dutch | 99% |
 Other | 1% |
Health literacy (BHLS) b | |
 Low health literacyc | 54% |
Educationb | |
 None | 2.4% |
 Elementary school | 9.5% |
 High school | 39.3% |
 Secondary vocational | 25.0% |
 College or university | 23.8% |
Main source of incomeb | |
 Salary | 16.7% |
 Pension(s) | 57.4% |
 Social allowance(s) | 20.4% |
 None or other sources of income | 5.5% |