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Table 2 Cox-hazard regression model

From: Factors influencing length of survival in ambulatory palliative care - a cross sectional study based on secondary data

Variable

Unadjusted HR

95 %-CI

Adjusted HR

95 %-CI

Gendera

    

Male

Reference

Reference

Female

0.95

0.90–1.00

0.88

0.83–0.93

Age, years

    

<65

Reference

Reference

65–74

1.18

1.08–1.28

1.09

1.00–1.19

75–84

1.25

1.16–1.35

1.15

1.06–1.24

≥ 85

1.82

1.68–1.98

1.50

1.37–1.64

Diagnosisa

    

Cancer

Reference

Reference

Non-cancer

1.45

1.36–1.54

1.03

0.96–1.10

Karnofsky performance score

    

40–100

Reference

Reference

10–30

2.29

2.13–2.46

1.80

1.67–1.95

Missing

1.44

1.35–1.55

1.21

1.12–1.31

Pain

    

No

Reference

Reference

Mild

1.08

0.98–1.17

1.02

0.94–1.12

Moderate/severe

1.31

1.21–1.42

1.14

1.05–1.25

Missing

1.39

1.27–1.52

0.96

0.86–1.07

Dyspnea

    

No

Reference

Reference

Mild

1.00

0.92–1.07

1.01

0.93–1.09

Moderate/severe

1.26

1.17–1.36

1.16

1.08–1.25

Missing

1.67

1.54–1.82

1.18

1.04–1.35

Confusion

    

No

Reference

Reference

Mild

1.35

1.25–1.47

1.10

1.01–1.20

Moderate/severe

1.88

1.75–2.02

1.33

1.23–1.44

Missing

1.66

1.54–1.79

1.15

1.02–1.30

Loss of appetite

    

No

Reference

Reference

Mild

1.02

0.90–1.15

1.02

0.90–1.15

Moderate/severe

1.70

1.54–1.87

1.44

1.30–1.60

Missing

2.34

2.08–2.63

1.31

1.09–1.56

Weakness

    

No

Reference

Reference

Mild

1.20

0.80–1.82

1.56

1.03–2.37

Moderate/severe

2.20

1.48–3.29

1.91

1.27–2.86

Missing

3.81

2.53–5.72

2.78

1.80–4.28

Emesis

    

No

Reference

Reference

Mild

1.15

1.05–1.27

1.02

0.91–1.13

Moderate/severe

1.26

1.13–1.40

1.13

0.99–1.29

Missing

1.43

1.34–1.53

0.98

0.86–1.12

Nausea

    

No

Reference

Reference

Mild

1.01

0.94–1.09

0.96

0.89–1.05

Moderate/severe

1.10

1.01–1.20

0.99

0.89–1.11

Missing

1.58

1.47–1.69

1.21

1.05–1.39

  1. aFemale includes n = 9 patients with missing values on gender; cancer includes n = 23 patients with missing values on diagnosisref. reference; HR hazard ratio; CI confidence interval