Table 4

Age differences between patients with cancer, thrombosis/embolus and pneumonia diagnosed by the pathologist and the clinician

Median (IQR), yearP value
Malignancy diagnosed only at autopsy (N=8)68.0 (62.0–68.0)0.839
Malignancy diagnosed by clinicians (N=26)70.5 (63.0–76.0)
Thromboembolic event diagnosed only at autopsy (N=80)72.5 (62.5–80.0)0.142
Thromboembolic event diagnosed by clinicians (N=80)75.0 (69.0–81.0)
Pneumonia diagnosed only at autopsy (N=73)71.0 (60.0–79.0)0.116
Pneumonia diagnosed by clinicians (N=262)73.0 (65.0–81.0)