Characteristic | Rate Ratio (RR) | |
---|---|---|
 | Unadjusted (95% CI) | Adjusted* (95% CI) |
Gender (vs male) | Â | Â |
   Female | 0.86 (0.80, 0.94) | 0.91 (0.84, 0.99) |
Age (vs <65 years) | Â | Â |
   65–74 | 0.84 (0.76, 0.93) | 0.86 (0.78, 0.95) |
   75–84 | 0.74 (0.67, 0.82) | 0.82 (0.74, 0.90) |
   85+ | 0.69 (0.59, 0.81) | 0.81 (0.69, 0.95) |
Location of death (vs home) | Â | Â |
   Inpatient PCP unit | 2.17 (1.95, 2.42) | 2.18 (1.97, 2.42) |
   Hospital | 1.23 (1.12, 1.35) | 1.19 (1.09, 1.31) |
   Long term care | 0.70 (0.55, 0.88) | 0.78 (0.62, 0.97) |
Year of death (vs 1998) | Â | Â |
   1999 | 0.81 (0.71, 0.93) | 0.77 (0.68, 0.88) |
   2000 | 0.86 (0.76, 0.99) | 0.77 (0.67, 0.87) |
   2001 | 0.75 (0.65, 0.86) | 0.69 (0.60, 0.78) |
   2002 | 0.82 (0.71, 0.94) | 0.73 (0.64, 0.83) |
Diagnoses (vs other disease, no cancer) | Â | Â |
   Lung cancer | 1.54 (1.28, 1.86) | 1.29 (1.06, 1.58) |
   Colorectal | 1.26 (1.02, 1.55) | 1.08 (0.88, 1.33) |
   Female breast | 1.09 (0.86, 1.35) | 0.91 (0.73, 1.14) |
   Prostate | 1.12 (0.88, 1.43) | 1.00 (0.79, 1.27) |
   Lymphatic & hematopoietic tissue | 1.49 (1.16, 1.90) | 1.39 (1.09, 1.77) |
   All other cancers | 1.43 (1.19, 1.72) | 1.22 (1.01, 1.47) |
Census residency indicator (vs urban) | Â | Â |
   Urban | 0.95 (0.86, 1.03) | - |
Neighbourhood income quintile (vs upper middle) | Â | Â |
   Low | 1.07 (0.94, 1.22) | - |
   Lower middle | 1.04 (0.91, 1.19) |  |
   Middle | 1.01 (0.88, 1.14) |  |
   Upper | 1.04 (0.91, 1.18) |  |
Caregiver relationship (vs spouse/partner) | Â | Â |
   Child | 0.85 (0.77, 0.94) | - |
   Parents/other relations | 1.08 (0.96, 1.22) |  |
   Other | 0.94 (0.74, 1.19) |  |
Primary reason for referral to PCP (vs home consultation) | Â | Â |
   Pain | 0.93 (0.84, 1.11) | - |
   Other symptom control | 0.85 (0.73, 0.99) |  |
   Patient or family support | 0.90 (0.78, 1.05) |  |
   Staff support | 0.94 (0.71, 1.25) |  |