Table 2.
Associations with hospital death.
| Crude Odds ratio (95% CI) | Adjusted Odds ratio (95% CI) | |
| GP: | ||
| No home visits | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Home visits | 0.09a (0.06 to 0.13) | 0.08a (0.06 to 0.12) |
| Community nurse: | ||
| No contact | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Contact | 0.32a (0.24 to 0.42) | 0.36a (0.26 to 0.48) |
| Sex: | ||
| Male | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Female | 0.96 (0.81 to 1.15) | 0.92 (0.74 to 1.14) |
| Age at death (years): | ||
| 18–39 | 0.98 (0.45 to 2.17) | 0.61 (0.24 to 1.52) |
| 40–65 | 0.86 (0.70 to 1.04) | 0.70a (0.56 to 0.90) |
| >65 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Marital status: | ||
| Single, divorced, widowed | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Married | 0.65a (0.53 to 0.78) | 0.68a (0.56 to 0.85) |
| Number of children: | ||
| 0 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ≥1 | 0.83 (0.69 to0.99) | 0.86 (0.70 to1.06) |
| Primary cancer: | ||
| Lung | 0.87 (0.68 to1.09) | 0.99 (0.77 to1.25) |
| Colon/rectum | 0.78 (0.58 to 1.02) | 0.79 (0.58 to 1.09) |
| Breast | 0.66 (0.49 to 0.92) | 0.73 (0.51 to 1.05) |
| Prostate | 0.87 (0.62 to1.23) | 1.04 (0.71 to 1.54) |
| Haematological | 1.43 (0.81 to2.56) | 1.35 (0.74 to 2.50) |
| Others | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Time of diagnosis to death: | ||
| >1 month | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| <1 month | 2.94a (2.17 to 3.85) | 2.27a (1.69 to 3.13) |
| Geographic area: | ||
| Urban | 1.08 (0.87 to 1.32) | 1.09 (0.87 to 1.35) |
| Rural | 1.00 | 1.00 |
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P<0.05.