Table 4.

Multivariable analyses of health services utilization and end-of-life care based on initial treatment strategy

Outcomes (Intensive versus non-intensive)	Odds Ratio or β	95% CI or SE	P-Value
Total number of hospitalizations (SE)	β = 0.69	0.42	P = 0.10
Percent of life spent in the hospital (SE)	β = 30%	4%	P = < 0.0001
Percent of life spent in clinic (SE)	β = −9%	2%	P = 0.0001
Percent of life spent outside hospital or clinic (SE)	β = −20%	5%	P < 0.0001
ICU Admissions	OR = 3.59	[1.74, 7.41]	P = 0.0005
Palliative care consults	OR = 0.53	[0.23, 1.17]	P = 0.12
Hospice utilization	OR = 0.45	[0.20, 0.99]	P = 0.05
Hospice LOS =< 7 days	OR = 2.96	[1.03, 8.52]	P = 0.04
Chemotherapy within 30 days of death	OR = 1.84	[0.95, 3.55]	P = 0.07
Hospitalization within 30 days of death	OR = 1.26	[0.50, 3.14]	P = 0.62
ICU admission within 30 days of death	OR = 2.89	[1.3, 6.20]	P = 0.006

SE = Standard Error; 95%CI = 95% Confidence Interval; ICU = Intensive Care Unit; LOS = Length-of-Stay.