Table 1 Patient characteristics in the groups studied before and after alert system implementation
Pre-alert system | Post-alert system | P-value | Analysis | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
(n = 880) | (n = 926) | |||
Age (years; mean ± SD) | 62.0 ± 13.8 | 62.3 ± 15.3 | 0.137 | (1) |
Sex (male/female) | 465/415 | 488/438 | 0.952 | (2) |
Cancer type (number, %) | ||||
Breast cancer | 119 (13.5) | 124 (13.4) | 0.99 | (2) |
Lung cancer | 129 (14.7) | 141 (15.2) | 0.785 | (2) |
Gastric cancer | 43 (4.9) | 36 (3.9) | 0.356 | (2) |
Colorectal cancer | 59 (6.7) | 61 (6.6) | 0.996 | (2) |
Hematopoietic malignancy | 151 (17.2) | 184 (19.9) | 0.155 | (2) |
Others | 379 (43.1) | 380 (41.0) | 0.409 | (2) |