Table 4 Crude and adjusted associations between decedent characteristics and death in hospital, British Columbia, Canada, 2004 to 2008
From: Determinants of place of death: a population-based retrospective cohort study
Characteristic | Crude odds ratio | 95% CI | Adjusted odds ratio* | 95% CI | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) <50 | 0.49 | 0.47–0.51 | 0.51 | 0.48–0.53 | <0.0001 |
50–59 | 0.76 | 0.73–0.79 | 0.75 | 0.72–0.79 | <0.0001 |
60–69 | 0.93 | 0.90–0.97 | 0.93 | 0.89–0.96 | <0.0001 |
70–79 | 1.00 | – | 1.00 | – | – |
80–89 | 0.77 | 0.75–0.79 | 0.85 | 0.82–0.87 | <0.0001 |
≥90 | 0.47 | 0.45–0.48 | 0.55 | 0.53–0.58 | <0.0001 |
Sex – Female | 1.00 | – | 1.00 | – | – |
Male | 1.21 | 1.18–1.24 | 1.05 | 1.03–1.07 | <0.0001 |
Marital status – Married | 1.00 | – | 1.00 | – | – |
Never married | 0.55 | 0.53–0.57 | 0.60 | 0.58–0.63 | <0.0001 |
Widowed | 0.63 | 0.62–0.65 | 0.73 | 0.71–0.75 | <0.0001 |
Other | 0.70 | 0.68–0.72 | 0.71 | 0.68–0.73 | <0.0001 |
Residence – Vancouver | 1.00 | – | 1.00 | – | – |
Victoria | 0.54 | 0.52–0.56 | 0.56 | 0.54–0.58 | <0.0001 |
Other city | 0.73 | 0.72–0.75 | 0.73 | 0.71–0.74 | <0.0001 |
Rural | 0.89 | 0.86–0.92 | 0.86 | 0.83–0.89 | <0.0001 |
Cause of death – Cancer | 1.00 | – | 1.00 | – | – |
Cardiovascular | 0.91 | 0.89–0.94 | 1.05 | 1.02–1.08 | 0.004 |
Cerebrovascular | 1.22 | 1.17–1.27 | 1.40 | 1.34–1.46 | <0.0001 |
COPD | 1.36 | 1.29–1.44 | 1.49 | 1.41–1.57 | <0.0001 |
Pneumonia/Influenza | 1.14 | 1.07–1.22 | 1.43 | 1.34–1.52 | <0.0001 |
Dementia | 0.26 | 0.24–0.27 | 0.31 | 0.29–0.33 | <0.0001 |
Other | 1.02 | 0.99–1.05 | 1.23 | 1.19–1.26 | <0.0001 |
Year of death – 2004 | 1.00 | – | 1.00 | – | – |
2005 | 0.98 | 0.95–1.02 | 0.99 | 0.96–1.02 | 0.58 |
2006 | 0.91 | 0.88–0.94 | 0.93 | 0.90–0.96 | <0.0001 |
2007 | 0.87 | 0.85–0.90 | 0.89 | 0.86–0.92 | <0.0001 |
2008 | 0.97 | 0.94–1.00 | 1.01 | 0.98–1.04 | 0.61 |