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Table 6 Death in an acute hospital among patients with malignant brain tumors

From: Acute healthcare utilization in end-of-life among Swedish brain tumor patients – a population based register study

Variable

Univariable analysis

Multivariable analysis

OR (95% CI)

p-value

OR (95% CI)

p-value

Sex

 Women

0.62 (0.35 – 1.08)

0.09

0.56 (0.28 – 1.12)

0.10

 Men

Ref

 

Ref

 

Socio-economic status

 Mosaic group 1

0.71 (0.37 – 1.36)

0.30

1.11 (0.49 – 2.49)

0.81

 Mosaic group 2

0.56 (0.30 – 1.06)

0.07

0.78 (0.35 – 1.70)

0.52

 Mosaic group 3

Ref

 

Ref

 

Age groups

 18 – 64 years

1.30 (0.38 – 4.46)

0.68

2.53 (0.57 – 11.12)

0.22

 65 – 74 years

0.99 (0.28 – 3.55)

0.99

1.80 (0.41 – 8.00)

0.44

 75 – 84 years

0.95 (0.25 – 3.48)

0.95

1.16 (0.25 – 5.39)

0.85

 85 years or older

Ref

 

Ref

 

Comorbidity (CC1)

 0 – 1

0.32 (0.18 – 0.58)

0.0002

0.35 (0.17 – 0.73)

0.005

 > 1

Ref

 

Ref

 

Palliative care (SPC)

 Yes

0.07 (0.04 – 0.13)

 

0.03 (0.01 – 0.06)

 

 No

Ref

 < .0001

Ref

 < 0.0001

Nursing home resident

 Yes

0.49 (0.22 – 1.10)

0.08

0.08 (0.03 – 0.21)

 < 0.0001

 No

Ref

 

Ref

 
  1. OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval, CCI Charlson comorbidity index, SPC specialized palliative care, MOSAIC groups = socioeconomic entities based on small geographical areas, Mosaic group 1 corresponding to the most affluent one