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Table 3 Multiple logistic regression analysis for the prevalence of study cancer patients meeting the SPICT-LIS criteria

From: Identifying cancer patients who received palliative care using the SPICT-LIS in medical records: a rule-based algorithm and text-mining technique

Factor

Relaxed rule-based criteria

Strict rule-based criteria

OR (95% CI)

p-value

OR (95% CI)

p-value

Age

< 65

-

0.182

-

0.003

 

≥ 65

1.08 (0.96–1.21)

 

1.18 (1.02–1.37)

 

Sex

Female

-

0.002

-

0.937

 

Male

1.25 (1.08–1.43)

 

1.00 (0.84–1.2)

 

Disease

Breast

Ref

< 0.001

ref

< 0.001

 

Endocrine

0.93 (0.53–1.58)

 

0.740 (0.32–1.38)

 
 

Gastrointestinal

0.78 (0.63–0.97)

 

0.60 (0.46–0.79)

 
 

Gynecological

0.78 (0.68–1.02)

 

0.57 (0.44–0.74)

 
 

Hematological

0.81 (0.62–1.07)

 

0.93 (0.67–1.28)

 
 

Head and neck

0.87 (0.68–1.11)

 

0.47 (0.33–0.65)

 
 

Male genitals

0.53 (0.35–0.80)

 

0.58 (0.35–0.96)

 
 

Mesothelial and soft tissue

1.78 (1.11–2.83)

 

1.73 (0.99–2.93)

 
 

Other

1.01 (0.57–1.73)

 

1.38 (0.72–2.54)

 
 

Respiratory and intrathoracic organs

1.51 (1.19–1.91)

 

1.14 (0.86–1.52)

 
 

Skin

2.48 (1.52–3.98)

 

3.21 (1.87–5.38)

 
 

Urinary tract

0.60 (0.39–0.91)

 

0.55 (0.31–0.93)

 

Stage

1

ref

< 0.001

ref

< 0.001

 

2

1.33 (1.08–1.63)

 

1.38 (1.04–1.83)

 
 

3

1.65 (1.36–1.99)

 

1.58 (1.21–2.07)

 
 

4

2.76 (2.29–3.32)

 

3.00 (2.34–3.91)

 

Pain

No

 

< 0.001

 

< 0.001

 

Yes

2.38 (2.13–2.66)

 

1.69 (1.46–1.96)

 

Dyspnea

No

 

< 0.001

 

< 0.001

 

Yes

4.30 (3.79–4.88)

 

3.11 (2.67–3.63)

 

Edema

No

 

< 0.001

 

< 0.001

 

Yes

1.63 (1.33–1.99)

 

1.61 (1.28–2.01)

 

Delirium

No

 

< 0.001

 

< 0.001

 

Yes

3.17 (1.70–5.88)

 

3.52 (1.80–6.63)

 

Xerostomia

No

 

0.005

 

< 0.001

 

Yes

1.68 (1.17–2.42)

 

2.50 (1.73–3.60)

 

Ascites

No

 

0.035

 

0.459

 

Yes

0.81 (0.67–0.98)

 

0.91 (0.71–1.16)

 

Dysphagia

No

 

< 0.001

 

0.138

 

Yes

2.46 (2.06–2.94)

 

0.81 (0.61–1.06)

 

Anorexia

No

 

< 0.001

 

< 0.001

 

Yes

2.23 (1.90–2.62)

 

2.00 (1.66–2.43)