A study of the factors associated with emergency department visits in advanced cancer patients receiving palliative care

Table 4 Multiple logistic regression analysis of factors associated ED visits

Factor	OR^a	Standard error	P-Value	95%CI
Duration from initial palliative consultation to study endpoints > 100 days	0.18	0.10	0.01	0.06, 0.55
Female gender	0.60	0.18	0.08	0.34, 1.07
Hypertension	0.52	0.16	0.03	0.29, 0.93
ESRD	0.17	0.19	0.12	0.12, 1.55
PPS level between 50 and 90%	2.62	0.81	0.01	1.44, 4.79

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