Sex n (%) Male 403 (53.7)
Female 347 (46.3)
Age (mean ± standard deviation), years 57.1 ± 9.4
Age group (years) n (%) 18–64 471 (62.8)
65–84 258 (34.4)
≥85 21 (2.8)
Chronic systemic diseases n (%) Cardiovascular disease 341 (45.5)
Endocrinological disease 212 (28.3)
Chest disease 76 (10.1)
Nephrological disease 57 (7.6)
Neurological disease 55 (7.3)
Rheumatological disease 21 (2.8)
Gastrointestinal disease 15 (2.0)
Urological disease 14 (1.9)
Psychiatric illness 11 (1.5)
None 242 (32.3)
Presence of cancer n (%)
Solid tumour
40 (60.6)
Haematological tumour 26 (39.4)