Table 3.

Patient factors associated with hospice use. Odds ratios and p-values are from multivariable logistic regression.

	Hospice Use	Hospice Use
	Unadjusted %	Odds Ratio (95% CI)	P Value
Sex
Male	36.3	Reference
Female	33.6	0.77 (0.52, 1.14)	0.19
Race/Ethnicity
White	39.5	Reference
Non-white	25.6	0.60 (0.40, 0.90)	0.02
Marital status
Married/living as married	34.5	0.93 (0.65, 1.35)	0.72
Non-married	36.5	Reference
Age at diagnosis (years)
21-59	31.4	Reference
60-69	36.6	1.23 (0.78, 1.96)	0.37
70-79	34.9	1.35 (0.74, 2.46)	0.33
≥80	41.2	2.47 (1.16, 5.23)	0.02
Comorbidity score at diagnosis
None/Mild	34.1	Reference
Moderate/Severe	37.2	0.73 (0.51, 1.14)	0.09
Physician communication score
0-79	40.1	0.96 (0.62, 1.49)	0.86
80-99	31.7	0.73 (0.48, 1.10)	0.14
100	35.3	Reference
Education
<High school	37.8	1.53 (0.83, 2.80)	0.17
High school/some college	37.6	1.72 (1.07, 2.76)	0.03
≥college degree	27.7	Reference
Number of months able to live at current standard of living if lost income
<1 month	46.5	1.82 (1.11, 2.99)	0.02
1-2 months	34.0	1.09 (0.57, 2.08)	0.80
3-12 months	27.9	0.84 (0.47, 1.51)	0.58
≥1 year	33.2	Reference
Insurance
VA	43.4	0.88 (0.46, 1.66)	0.69
Private	32.4	Reference
Supplemental	35.9	0.77 (0.44, 1.35)	0.37
Public	33.7	0.88 (0.45, 1.72)	0.71
None	32.6	0.62 (0.28, 1.41)	0.26
Performance status
Poor	37.7	1.38 (0.91, 2.09)	0.13
Good	28.1	Reference
Integrated provider organization member
Yes	38.1	1.09 (0.72, 1.65)	0.69
No	33.6	Reference
Cancer type
Lung	42.4	2.08 (1.40, 3.09)	<0.001
Colorectal	21.6	Reference
Survival from diagnosis, months		0.99 (0.98, 0.995)	0.001
<13 months	52.4
≥13 months	18.3
Accurate understanding about whether chemotherapy might cure
Yes	49.2	1.97 (1.37, 2.82)	<0.001
No	28.4	Reference
Care preference
Life-prolonging care	27.0	Reference
Symptom-directed care	43.6	1.83 (1.26, 2.66)	0.002
Missing/not asked	36.2	1.51 (0.89, 2.57)	0.13