Table 4.
Independent variables | Odds Ratio | 95% Confidence Interval | |
---|---|---|---|
Individual race (ref = White) | 0.89 | 0.78 | 1.01 |
Percentage of Black residents in facility (per 10% increase) | 0.85* | 0.78 | 0.94 |
Covariates | |||
Year of death (ref= 2005) | |||
2006 | 1.08* | 1.01 | 1.16 |
2007 | 1.22* | 1.14 | 1.31 |
Age (ref = younger than 80) | |||
80–90 | 0.97 | 0.89 | 1.05 |
older than 90 | 0.84* | 0.77 | 0.92 |
Female | 1.15* | 1.07 | 1.23 |
ADL (range 0–28) | 1.02* | 1.01 | 1.02 |
CPS | 1.03* | 1.01 | 1.05 |
Diabetes | 0.98 | 0.92 | 1.05 |
Number of heart/circulation diseases | 0.98 | 0.95 | 1.00 |
Number of neurological diseases | 1.00 | 0.94 | 1.05 |
Asthma and/or COPD | 0.92* | 0.85 | 0.99 |
Cancer | 1.96* | 1.81 | 2.13 |
Renal failure | 0.98 | 0.88 | 1.09 |
Arthritis | 0.93* | 0.87 | 0.99 |
Depression | 1.11* | 1.05 | 1.18 |
Cataracts | 0.95 | 0.87 | 1.03 |
HIV infection | 1.44 | 0.37 | 5.12 |
Syncope | 1.23 | 0.71 | 1.80 |
Ulcers | 1.16* | 1.08 | 1.25 |
Fracture in the last 180 days | 1.00 | 0.87 | 1.15 |
Severe pain | 1.48* | 1.35 | 1.63 |
Dyspnea | 1.12* | 1.03 | 1.22 |
Endstage diagnosis | 7.07* | 6.42 | 7.79 |
Feeding tube | 0.51* | 0.45 | 0.57 |
Do-Not-Resuscitate | 1.51* | 1.40 | 1.63 |
Do-Not-Hospitalize | 1.24* | 1.11 | 1.38 |
p<0.05
C-statistics = 0.692