Table 4 Uni- and multivariable analysis for “hospital death” predictors
Variable | Univariable | Multivariable | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
OR (95% CI) | p-value | OR (95% CI) | p-value | |
Age | ||||
► < 70 vs. ≥70 | 0.521 (0.312–0.872) | < 0.05 | 0.668 (0.345– 1.295) | 0.233 |
Gender | ||||
► Male vs. female | 0.929 (0.560–1.540) | 0.776 | ||
Insurance | ||||
► Private1 vs. non-private | 0.929 (0.503–1.720) | 0.817 | ||
Level of schooling ► Until high school vs. tertiary2 | 1.207 (0.731–1.992) | 0.462 | ||
Nationality | ||||
► Swiss vs. non-Swiss | 1.133 (0.617– 2.082) | 0.687 | ||
Religion | ||||
► Christian vs. non-Christian | 0.944 (0.565– 1.577) | 0.826 | ||
Length of stay on PC | ||||
► ≤ 10 days vs. >10 days | 1.773 (1.058–2.972) | < 0.05 | 1.022 (0.345–2.042) | 0.952 |
Source department | ||||
► ED/ICU vs. all other | 10.991 (2.630–45.931) | < 0.001 | 24.565 (2.095– 288.023) | < 0.05 |
Primary diagnosis | ||||
► Cancer vs. no cancer | 3.874 (1.617–9.282) | < 0.05 | 0.960 (0.310– 2.976) | 0.945 |
Living conditions pre-admission | ||||
► Alone vs. not alone | 0.986 (0.561–1.731) | 0.962 | ||
Next relative | ||||
► Partner vs. other | 0.580 (0.338–0.994) | < 0.05 | 1.146 (0.574– 2.286) | 0.699 |
Outpatient PC pre-admission | ||||
► Yes vs. no | 0.083 (0.047–0.149) | < 0.001 | 0.105 (0.052–0.213) | < 0.001 |
Outpatient home care pre-admission | ||||
► Yes vs. no | 0.301 (0.180–0.505) | < 0.001 | 0.581 (0.286–1.179) | 0.133 |
Advance care directives | ||||
► Yes vs. no | 0.549 (0.320– 0.942) | < 0.05 | 0.504 (0.248– 1.025) | 0.059 |
Patient representative | ||||
► Yes vs. no | 0.770 (0.463– 1.281) | 0.314 | ||
ICU status | ||||
► Yes vs. no | 0.215 (0.102–0.453) | < 0.001 | 0.539 (0.127–2.286) | 0.402 |
DNR status | ||||
► Yes (“do resuscitate”) vs. no | 0.036 (0.008–0.166) | < 0.001 | 0.012 (0.000–0.171) | < 0.001 |