Table 2

Probability to be free from functional disability in the year before death of cancer patients by selected characteristics



Probability to be free from functional disability (weeks before death)




N.
52 weeks % (95% CI)
24 weeks % (95% CI)
18 weeks % (95% CI)
12 weeks % (95% CI)
6 weeks % (95% CI)
4 weeks % (95% CI)
2 weeks % (95% CI)
Gender








     Men
700
95 (93–97)
92 (89–94)
91 (88–93)
68 (63–73)
53 (49–58)
39 (35–44)
27 (23–31)
     Women
549
92 (89–94)
88 (84–91)
86 (82–89)
56 (51–62)
43 (37–48)
26 (21–31)
18 (15–22)
Age at death








     18–64
242
99 (96–99)
95 (91–97)
93 (89–96)
74 (68–80)
62 (55–68)
43 (36–50)
30 (25–36)
     65–84
785
94 (92–96)
92 (89–94)
90 (86–92)
63 (58–68)
47 (43–51)
32 (28–36)
22 (19–25)
     85 +
222
85 (79–90)
80 (74–85)
79 (73–84)
50 (42–58)
41 (34–47)
28 (23–33)
19 (14–24)
Primary Tumour








     Digestive
453
94 (92–96)
91 (88–94)
90 (87–92)
65 (60–70)
53 (48–58)
35 (30–40)
23 (19–27)
     Respiratory
262
97 (93–99)
94 (90–96)
91 (85–95)
69 (61–76)
52 (45–59)
39 (32–46)
28 (23–34)
     Breast
124
91 (83–95)
88 (80–93)
87 (80–91)
58 (49–67)
45 (35–55)
24 (15–37)
19 (12–29)
     Genitourinary
184
93 (87–97)
87 (80–92)
85 (80–90)
59 (49–68)
41 (33–49)
28 (21–36)
15 (11–23)
     Hematological
91
91 (83–95)
90 (82–94)
88 (80–93)
62 (52–72)
52 (42–62)
40 (32–49)
30 (22–40)
     Nervous Central System
32
87 (67–96)
76 (59–87)
72 (56–84)
46 (26–68)
35 (19–55)
14 (5–31)
6 (2–19)
     Others
103
92 (84–96)
90 (82–95)
90 (81–95)
60 (44–74)
42 (31–55)
37 (27–49)
28 (18–40)
All patients
1,249
94 (92–95)
90 (88–93)
88 (86–91)
63 (58–68)
49 (45–53)
33 (30–37)
23 (20–26)

Costantini et al. BMC Cancer 2008 8:127   doi:10.1186/1471-2407-8-127