Table 1

Patient characteristics

n=132
Age, mean (SD), years66.7 (12.8)
Age, range, years23–86
Male sex, n (%)89 (67)
Educational level, n (%) (n=130)
 <High school45 (35)
 High school graduate55 (42)
 College graduate27 (21)
 Other3 (2)
Hospital, n (%)
 157 (43)
 255 (42)
 320 (15)
Referral to academic hospital, n (%) (n=129)
 Other hospital114 (88)
 General practitioner15 (12)