Table 1 Characteristics and care utilization for 6479 patients who died in COPD (n = 2917) or in LC (n = 3562)

Deaths

2917

3562

Age, all years (sd)

80.2 (9.1)

72.7 (9.9)

 < .0001

Women

80.9 (9.0)

72.9 (10.0)

 < .0001

Men

79.3 (9.0)

72.6 (9.9)

 < .0001

Age groups

20–39 years, n (%)

0 (0.0)

9 (0.3)

 < .01

40–59 years, n (%)

58 (2.0)

313 (8.8)

 < .0001

60–69 years, n (%)

293 (10.0)

859 (24.1)

 < .0001

70–79 years, n (%)

928 (31.8)

1522 (42.7)

 < .0001

80 years or older, n (%)

1638 (56.2)

859 (24.1)

 < .0001

Sex—women (%)

59.0

52.4

 < .0001

Access to SPC (%)

17.7

76.7

 < .0001

Care in nursing homes (%)

31.5

9.4

 < .0001

Age, nursing home residents (years)

84

79

 < .0001

Emergency room visits, all (%)

64.4

45.1

 < .0001

Patients with access to SPC (%)

52²

39¹

Patients without access to SPC (%)

67²

66¹

Hospital as place of death (%)

39

20

 < .0001

Patients with access to SPC (%)

11.8²

8.6¹

Patients without access to SPC (%)

45.2²

58.0¹