Patient Characteristics Stratified by Age Groups

A 13.5 KB XLS file containing data on patient characteristics, stratified by age. The dataset was authored by Mitsutaka Yakabe and last updated in March 2026. Specific row and column counts are not provided.

Use Cases

• Analyze the distribution of 'Living Wills' possession across 'Older Age Groups' to understand end-of-life planning trends.
• Investigate correlations between patient characteristics and 'Death Among End' outcomes within different age strata.
• Examine patterns in 'Xlink Provision' or 'Xlink Data' related to patient care preferences segmented by age.

Strengths

• Data is licensed under the permissive CC BY 4.0 license, allowing for broad reuse and sharing.
• The dataset was updated in March 2026, indicating recent maintenance.
• Tags suggest the dataset includes specific variables like 'Living Wills', 'Older Age Groups', and 'Xlink Data' for analysis.

Limitations

• The dataset is very small at 13.5 KB, suggesting a limited scope and likely a small number of observations.
• The absence of column definitions and sample data makes it difficult to assess the structure and usability of the data.
• Tags are fragmented and contain apparent encoding artifacts (e.g., '8211', '8217'), which may indicate data quality or extraction issues.

Provenance

Source

figshare, authored by Mitsutaka Yakabe.

Collection Method

Based on a questionnaire administered to patients, as indicated by tags.

Freshness

Last updated on 2026-03-24.