Better quality of end-of-life care for persons with advanced dementia in nursing homes compared to hospitals: a Swedish national register study

Table 4 Logistic regression model comparing the probability of receiving fluids via enteral tube or intravenously during the last 24 h of life for three age groups (in years) and for men and women, including only hospital deaths, not adjusted for place of death. Odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) are reported

	n	%	OR	95% CI	p
Fluids via enteral tube or intravenously during the last 24 h of life
Age
41–64	5/8	62.5	2.715	0.641–11.498	0.175
65–84	140/406	34.5	0.856	0.653–1.124	0.264
85–110	199/529	37.6	Ref^a
Gender
Women	145/419	34.6	0.851	0.650–1.115	0.241
Men	199/524	38.0	Ref^a

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