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Table 3 Odds of receiving a home visit by income and other characteristics for Nova Scotia overall and by region

From: Home visits by family physicians during the end-of-life: Does patient income or residence play a role?

Predictor

Nova Scotia overall

Halifax Regional Municipality [HRM]

All regions outside of HRM

 

Crude OR

Adjusted* OR (and 95% CI)

Adjusted* OR (and 95% CI)

Adjusted* OR (and 95% CI)

Neighbourhood income quintile

    

Low

1.0

1.0 (-)

1.0 (-)

1.0 (-)

Lower middle

1.07

1.04 (0.90, 1.21)

1.42 (0.99, 2.03)

0.98 (0.84, 1.16)

Middle

1.42

1.33 (1.15, 1.54)

1.40 (1.00, 1.94)

1.30 (1.10, 1.53)

Upper middle

1.36

1.19 (1.02, 1.39)

1.21 (0.90, 1.64)

1.20 (0.99, 1.44)

Upper

1.82

1.37 (1.15, 1.64)

1.18 (0.88, 1.56)

2.23 (1.63, 3.07)

Survival time

    

<61 days

1.0

1.0 (-)

1.0 (-)

1.0 (-)

61–120 days

3.66

3.83 (3.08, 4.77)

3.91 (2.62, 5.82)

3.69 (2.81, 4.84)

121–180+ days

3.61

4.04 (3.45, 4.72)

3.64 (2.76, 4.81)

4.21 (3.47, 5.11)

Admission to palliative care program

    

No

1.0

1.0 (-)

1.0 (-)

1.0 (-)

Yes

2.30

2.25 (1.97, 2.56)

3.05 (2.49, 3.74)

1.47 (1.15, 1.86)

Visit within a long term care center (LTC)

    

None

1.0

1.0 (-)

1.0 (-)

1.0 (-)

At least one LTC visit

0.65

0.55 (0.46, 0.65)

0.47 (0.34, 0.64)

0.60 (0.48, 0.75)

Age group

    

< 65 years

1.0

1.0 (-)

1.0 (-)

1.0 (-)

65–74 years

1.06

1.25 (1.09, 1.44)

1.24 (0.97, 1.59)

1.28 (1.08, 1.51)

75+ years

1.04

1.41 (1.24, 1.61)

1.94 (1.52, 2.49)

1.29 (1.09, 1.51)

Total days as a hospital inpatient

    

0

1.0

1.0 (-)

1.0 (-)

1.0 (-)

1–12

1.0

1.06 (0.90, 1.26)

1.02 (0.76, 1.37)

1.07 (0.87, 1.30)

13–31

1.14

1.07 (0.91, 1.27)

1.04 (0.77, 1.40)

1.08 (0.87, 1.32)

32+

0.94

0.80 (0.67, 0.95)

0.87 (0.64, 1.20)

0.78 (0.63, 0.97)

Year of death

    

1992

1.0

1.0 (-)

1.0 (-)

1.0 (-)

1993

1.06

1.05 (0.88, 1.25)

1.07 (0.78, 1.48)

1.02 (0.82, 1.27)

1994

1.16

1.17 (0.98, 1.40)

1.13 (0.81, 1.57)

1.16 (0.94, 1.43)

1995

1.19

1.10 (0.92, 1.31)

0.88 (0.63, 1.22)

1.18 (0.95, 1.45)

1996

1.07

0.94 (0.79, 1.13)

0.76 (0.55, 1.05)

1.02 (0.83, 1.27)

1997

0.93

0.82 (0.69, 0.98)

0.80 (0.57, 1.11)

0.82 (0.66, 1.01)

Sex

    

Male

1.0

1.0

1.0 (-)

1.0 (-)

Female

1.22

1.15 (1.04, 1.28)

1.24 (1.03, 1.50)

1.11 (0.98, 1.25)

  1. Note: OR = odds ratio, CI = confidence interval
  2. *Adjusted for all other listed predictors
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