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. 2009 Feb 4;9:22. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-22

Table 4.

Hazard Ratio of death

HR 95% CI
Gender
Female 1
Male 1.44 1.00–2.09
Age (years)
64–74 1
75–84 0.77 0.48–1.26
85+ 1.12 0.69–1.83
Primary diagnosis at admission
Cardio-circulatory diseases 1
Injury and poisonings 0.62 0.31–1.25
Cancers 3.27 1.93–5.55
Diseases of the respiratory system 1.84 1.01–3.34
Diseases of the digestive system 1.27 0.54–2.99
Other diseases 0.94 0.55–1.63
ADL at hospital admission
Independent 1
Partially dependent 0.57 0.26–1.24
Totally dependent 0.7 0.30–1.64
IADL at hospital admission
Independent 1
Partially dependent and Totally dependent 2.02 0.79–5.21
Typology of term-care
Routine care 1
Care home not followed by long term care intervention 1.15 0.77–1.74
Care home followed by long term care intervention 0.36 0.20–0.66
P-value of log partial likelihood ratio test <0.001

HR; hazard ratio

CI; confidence interval

ADL; activity of daily living

IADL; instrumental activity of daily living.