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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Nov 11.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Geriatr Soc. 2007 Nov 27;56(1):139–144. doi: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2007.01510.x

Table 3.

Length of Stay in Hospice According to Race or Ethnicity and Place of Birth

Race or Ethnicity and Place of Birth n Median Length of Stay in Hospice, Days (Q1, Q3)* Length of Stay in Hospice, Adjusted HR (95% Confidence Interval)†
Race or ethnicity
 Non-Hispanic white 35,335 26 (9, 68) 1.00
 Chinese 382 26 (9, 72) 1.00 (0.89–1.13)
Japanese 697 21 (9, 53) 1.20 (1.08–1.32)
 Filipino 270 32 (12, 98) 0.83 (0.72–0.95)
 Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 209 25 (9, 68) 0.97 (0.82–1.14)
 Other Asian 67 31 (8, 88) 0.93 (0.73–1.29)
Place of birth
 United States 34,002 26 (9, 68) 1.00
 Foreign born 3,199 26 (10, 70) 1.00 (0.96–1.04)
*

Interquartile range: 25th and 75th percentiles.

†

Adjusted hazard ratios (HRs)>1.00 indicate shorter length of stay and <1.00 indicate longer length of stay. Adjusted for age at hospice entry; sex; marital status; managed care enrollment; residence in rural area; median household income of ZIP code of residence; Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results registry; year of hospice entry; primary cancer type; stage at diagnosis; and illness duration.