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Table 2 Association between place of death and specific comorbidities in persons aged 65 or over with dementia

From: Place of death in patients with dementia and the association with comorbidities: a retrospective population-based observational study in Germany

 

Hospital (1) vs. home (0)

Retirement or nursing home (1) vs. home (0)

Hospital (1) vs. retirement or nursing home (0)

OR (95% CI)

p value

OR (95% CI)

p value

OR (95% CI)

p value

Women (1) vs. men (0)

0.80 (0.58–1.11)

0.186

1.55 (1.16–2.08)*

0.003

0.50 (0.38–0.66)*

0.001

Age (median), ≥ 86.7 y (1) vs. <  86.7 y (0)

0.78 (0.57–1.08)

0.133

1.59 (1.21–2.08)*

0.001

0.50 (0.38–0.64)*

0.001

Pneumonia, yes (1) vs. no (0)

2.96 (2.01–4.35)*

0.001

1.25 (0.85–1.84)

0.249

2.38 (1.75–3.25)*

0.001

Aspiration, yes (1) vs. no (0)

1.26 (0.76–2.09)

0.380

0.66 (0.39–1.12)

0.126

1.68 (1.09–2.59)

0.018

Sepsis, yes (1) vs. no (0)

13.73 (4.88–38.63)*

0.001

1.71 (0.57–5.16)

0.338

7.34 (4.21–12.78)*

0.001

Cardiac failure, yes (1) vs. no (0)

1.29 (0.94–1.78)

0.113

0.82 (0.62–1.07)

0.145

1.51 (1.16–1.97)

0.012

Myocardial infarction, yes (1) vs. no (0)

2.19 (1.13–4.23)

0.019

0.86 (0.45–1.66)

0.661

2.52 (1.45–4.36)*

0.001

ICB /cerebral stroke, yes (1) vs. no (0)

1.01 (0.63–1.60)

0.984

1.10 (0.75–1.61)

0.642

0.87 (0.60–1.28)

0.471

Malignant tumour, yes (1) vs. no (0)

1.19 (0.75–1.87)

0.450

1.03 (0.69–1.53)

0.888

1.26 (0.87–1.83)

0.230

COPD, yes (1) vs. no (0)

1.28 (0.69–2.37)

0.439

0.98 (0.55–1.75)

0.957

1.42 (0.85–2.36)

0.182

Renal failure, yes (1) vs. no (0)

1.93 (1.26–2.97)*

0.003

1.15 (0.78–1.70)

0.483

1.65 (1.18–2.32)*

0.003

Parkinson’s disease, yes (1) vs. no (0)

1.39 (0.82–2.35)

0.227

1.20 (0.75–1.94)

0.449

1.12 (0.74–1.70)

0.577

Nagelkerke R2 (goodness of fit)

0.179

0.040

0.221

  1. OR odds ratio, CI confidence intervals, COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, ICB intracerebral bleeding
  2. *P < 0.01