Table 3 A patient’s likelihood to be discharged alive as associated with other study variables (multiple logistic regression analysis)
| AOR | 95% CI | p value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age, years | 1.018 | (1.009, | 1.027) | < 0.001 |
| Female patients | 1.336 | (1.120, | 1.595) | 0.001 |
| Timing of DNR order: Early | 13.727 | (9.253, | 20.366) | < 0.001 |
| Timing of DNR order: Mid-term | 6.394 | (4.267, | 9.581) | < 0.001 |
| Non-cancer patients | 3.402 | (2.758, | 4.197) | < 0.001 |
| Internal medicine patients | 1.629 | (1.248, | 2.127) | < 0.001 |
| Invasive LST | 0.358 | (0.295, | 0.436) | < 0.001 |
| Restrictions on invasive LST | 0.956 | (0.793, | 1.152) | 0.634 |
| Hospital length of stay, days | 1.005 | (1.004, | 1.007) | < 0.001 |