Table 3.

Odds ratios for a moderate or long nursing home stay by ACP measures across cognition levels

	Nursing Home Days
	Normal Cognition		Impaired/Dementia
ACP Variable	Moderate Stay OR [95% CI]	Long Stay OR [95% CI]	p-value for trend	Moderate Stay OR [95% CI]	Long Stay OR [95% CI]	p-value for trend
Living Will
Yes	2.33 [1.71, 3.17]	1.07 [0.43, 2.63]	< 0.01	2.61 [1.80, 3.77]	3.28 (1.66, 6.48)	< 0.01
No	1.00	1.00		1.00	1.00
DPOA
Yes	1.70 [1.28, 2.28]	1.52 [0.49, 3.89]	< 0.01	2.56 [1.75, 3.73]	4.22 (1.94, 9.19)	< 0.01
No	1.00	1.00		1.00	1.00
Joint Effects
Both	2.34 [1.66, 3.30]	1.22 [0.45, 3.29]	< 0.01	3.33 [2.16, 6.14]	4.62 (1.98, 10.78)	< 0.01
At Least One	1.65 [1.06, 2.57]	0.54 [0.11, 2.70]		1.82 [1.06, 3.10]	1.50 (0.49, 4.59)
None	1.00	1.00		1.00	1.00

^*All models adjusted for race, rurality, marital status, functional limitations, chronic diseases, gender, education, and age.