Table 2.

Multivariate Analysis of Hospice Discharge Disposition of Enrollees with a Primary Diagnosis of Dementia (Alive Because of Stabilization or Improvement vs Died While Receiving Hospice)

Variable	Adjusted Odds Ratio (95% Confidence Interval)
Age (reference 65–74)
75–84	0.81 (0.64–1.03)
≥85	0.54 (0.43–0.69)
Race (reference white)
African American	0.67 (0.51–0.87)
Other	0.80 (0.64–1.00)
Female	1.22 (1.03–1.44)
Not married	1.06 (0.81–1.40)
Income (reference low, ≤$37,280)
Middle ($37,281–48,541)	1.04 (0.88–1.23)
High (≥$48,542)	1.16 (0.98–1.37)
Payment source other than Medicare	4.37 (3.30–5.76)
Health maintenance organization	1.15 (0.98–1.34)
Caregiver (reference spouse)
Child	0.93 (0.69–1.24)
Other	0.93 (0.68–1.29)
Admission level of care (reference routine home care in a private residence)
Routine home care in a nursing home	0.67 (0.58–0.78)
Inpatient care	0.29 (0.23–0.38)
Continuous care	0.24 (0.14–0.41)
Length of stay > 180 days	12.59 (11.03–14.37)
Region (reference South)
Midwest	0.77 (0.64–0.92)
Northeast	1.50 (1.05–2.15)
West	0.70 (0.58–0.84)

C-index for the model was 0.84; the model explained 85% of the variance in discharge disposition.