. 2009 Apr;12(4):359–362. doi: 10.1089/jpm.2008.0168

Table 1.

Adjusted Odds of Feeding Tube Insertion Among Nursing Home Residents with Advanced Cognitive Impairment Residing in Regions Varying on Rate of Health Care Transitions^a

Quintile of health care transition	Mean rate of health care transitions per 100 decedents	Adjusted odds ratio	95% confidence interval
1st Quintile	264.6	Reference
2nd Quintile	302.7	1.3	0.97–1.7
3rd Quintile	330.0	2.3	1.7–3.0
4th Quintile	359.6	1.9	1.5–2.4
5th Quintile	401.5	2.5	2.0–3.2

^{^a}

Adjusted for ethnicity, gender, order to forego resuscitation, restrictions on the use of artificial hydration and nutrition, medical diagnoses, difficulty swallowing, activities of daily living, weight loss, education, whether there was recent pneumonia, where their functioning is improving or declining, and the MDS-CHESS Scale.