Table 5 Multivariate logistic regression for factors associated with severe daily pain among the last 30 days of life

 0–49

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 50–59

0.79

0.58

1.08

 60–69

0.60

0.45

0.80

 70–79

0.44

0.33

0.59

 80–89

0.36

0.27

0.47

 90+

0.31

0.23

0.42

 Male

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 Female

1.25

1.16

1.35

 Highest

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 High

1.10

0.97

1.24

 Middle

1.07

0.94

1.21

 Low

1.03

0.92

1.17

 Lowest

1.08

0.95

1.21

 Urban

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 Rural

0.98

0.89

1.08

 Independent

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 Limited impairment

1.12

0.98

1.28

 Supervision required

1.10

0.94

1.29

 Extensive assistance required (I)

1.26

1.08

1.46

 Extensive assistance required (II)

1.31

1.13

1.51

 Dependent

1.76

1.53

2.04

 Total dependence

2.05

1.63

2.59

 No difficulty in any of three IADLs

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 Some difficulty in one IADL only

2.04

0.83

5.03

 Some difficulty in two IADLs only

2.69

1.20

6.04

 Some difficulty in all three IADLs

2.16

0.80

5.87

 Great difficulty in one IADL but less than

great difficulty in the other two

3.57

1.63

7.83

 Great difficulty in two IADLs but less

than great difficulty in the other one

3.90

1.79

8.51

 Great difficulty in all three IADLs

3.09

1.41

6.77

 No

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 Yes

1.13

1.03

1.24

 No Physician Home Visit

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 Physician Home Visit Non Specialist

1.12

0.99

1.26

 Palliative Care Specialist

1.14

0.91

1.44

 Intact

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 Borderline intact

1.10

0.97

1.24

 Mild impairment

0.97

0.88

1.08

 Moderate impairment

0.75

0.65

0.87

 Moderate/severe impairment

0.61

0.48

0.78

 Severe impairment

0.68

0.56

0.82

 Very severe impairment

0.52

0.40

0.68

 0–2

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 3–4

1.09

0.98

1.21

 5+

1.34

1.21

1.49

 Frailty

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 Organ Failure

1.06

0.94

1.19

 Sudden Death

1.28

1.04

1.58

 Undetermined

1.26

0.95

1.68

 Other

1.59

1.28

1.97

 Terminal Illness

1.66

1.46

1.88