Table 3 Crude and adjusted associations between decedent characteristics and death in an extended care facility, 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 | 0.26 | 0.24–0.28 | 0.29 | 0.26–0.31 | <0.0001 |
50–59 | 0.50 | 0.47–0.53 | 0.52 | 0.49–0.55 | <0.0001 |
60–69 | 0.65 | 0.62–0.68 | 0.66 | 0.63–0.69 | <0.0001 |
70–79 | 1.00 | – | 1.00 | – | – |
80–89 | 1.94 | 1.89–2.01 | 1.75 | 1.70–1.81 | <0.0001 |
≥90 | 3.88 | 3.75–4.02 | 3.31 | 3.19–3.45 | <0.0001 |
Sex – Female | 1.00 | – | 1.00 | – | – |
Male | 0.51 | 0.50–0.52 | 0.73 | 0.71–0.75 | <0.0001 |
Marital status – Married | 1.00 | – | 1.00 | – | – |
Never married | 0.94 | 0.90–0.98 | 1.58 | 1.50–1.66 | <0.0001 |
Widowed | 2.57 | 2.50–2.64 | 1.42 | 1.38–1.47 | <0.0001 |
Other | 1.04 | 1–1.08 | 1.35 | 1.30–1.41 | <0.0001 |
Residence – Vancouver | 1.00 | – | 1.00 | – | – |
Victoria | 1.70 | 1.64–1.77 | 1.59 | 1.53–1.66 | <0.0001 |
Other city | 1.20 | 1.17–1.23 | 1.22 | 1.18–1.26 | <0.0001 |
Rural | 0.71 | 0.68–0.73 | 0.80 | 0.76–0.83 | <0.0001 |
Cause of death – Cancer | 1.00 | – | 1.00 | – | – |
Cardiovascular | 0.89 | 0.86–0.92 | 0.53 | 0.51–0.54 | <0.0001 |
Cerebrovascular | 1.47 | 1.41–1.53 | 0.85 | 0.81–0.89 | <0.0001 |
COPD | 0.94 | 0.88–0.99 | 0.62 | 0.59–0.66 | <0.0001 |
Pneumonia/Influenza | 1.55 | 1.45–1.65 | 0.80 | 0.75–0.86 | <0.0001 |
Dementia | 7.68 | 7.28–8.10 | 3.91 | 3.69–4.13 | <0.0001 |
Other | 0.64 | 0.62–0.66 | 0.54 | 0.52–0.56 | <0.0001 |
Year of death – 2004 | 1.00 | – | 1.00 | – | – |
2005 | 1.03 | 0.99–1.07 | 1.03 | 0.99–1.07 | 0.14 |
2006 | 1.17 | 1.13–1.21 | 1.14 | 1.10–1.18 | <0.0001 |
2007 | 1.23 | 1.19–1.28 | 1.22 | 1.17–1.26 | <0.0001 |
2008 | 1.11 | 1.07–1.15 | 1.04 | 1.00–1.08 | 0.06 |