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Table 2 Binary logistic regression model predicting participation (vs. no participation) to the questionnaire of the EPACS study, n = 3832

From: End-of-life care in Germany: Study design, methods and first results of the EPACS study (Establishment of Hospice and Palliative Care Services in Germany)

Predictor

Category

n

aORa

95%-CIb

P value

Marital status

Married (Ref.c)

1,934

-

-

-

 

Widowed

1,448

1.1

0.9 - 1.3

.500

 

Divorced

157

0.8

0.5 - 1.1

.174

 

Unmarried

293

0.7

0.6 - 1.0

.044

Age (in years)

≥ 90 (Ref.)

455

-

-

-

 

80 - 89

1,412

0.7

0.6 - 0.9

.006

 

70 - 79

1,009

0.6

0.5 - 0.8

< .001

 

60 - 69

522

0.8

0.6 - 1.0

.049

 

50 - 59

253

0.7

0.5 - 1.0

.048

 

40 - 49

111

0.8

0.5 - 1.2

.226

 

< 40

70

0.4

0.2 - 0.8

.008

Sex

Male (Ref.)

1,944

-

-

-

 

Female

1,888

1.4

1.2 - 1.6

< .001

Nationality

German (Ref.)

3,771

-

-

-

 

Other

61

0.6

0.3 - 1.0

.063

  1. aaOR = adjusted Odds Ratio
  2. bCI = Confidence Interval
  3. cReference category