Table 2.

Multivariable logistic regression predicting palliative care utilization among hospitalized patients

Variable	B	OR (Exp(B))	p-value	95% CI for OR
Age Category (age ≥ 65)	0.453	1.573	< 0.001	1.233–2.006
Female (vs. Male)	−0.063	0.939	0.564	0.758–1.163
Race (Reference group: White)	−0.355	0.701	< 0.001	0.608–0.808
Primary Payer (Reference group Medicare)	0.354	1.425	< 0.001	1.325–1.533
ZIP Income Quartile	0.027	1.027	0.594	0.931–1.133
Region of Hospital (Reference group: Northeast region)	−0.294	0.746	< 0.001	0.670–0.830
Hospital Teaching Status	−0.227	0.797	0.105	0.608–1.045
Length of Stay	−0.517	0.597	< 0.001	0.468–0.762
Charlson Severity Index	−0.132	0.877	0.102	0.747–1.030
Chemo/SCT	1.418	4.129	< 0.001	3.280–5.197
Died During Hospitalization	2.174	8.795	< 0.001	6.858–11.281