Table 3.

Logistic Regression of Death in an Acute Care Facility for ALS Patients

	Odds of dying in ACF vs Home/Hospice		Odds of dying in Nursing Home vs Home/Hospice
Parameter	Adjusted multinomial odds ratio	95% CI	Adjusted multinomial odds ratio	95% CI
Age (year)	1.00*	1.00–1.01	1.04*	1.04–1.05
Female	0.76*	0.72–0.80	0.98	0.92–1.03
Race/Ethnicity (reference: white)
African American	2.56*	2.32–2.83	1.09	0.96–1.25
Hispanic	1.44*	1.30–1.62	0.68*	0.58–0.79
Asian	1.87*	1.57–2.22	0.80	0.62–1.03
Other	1.69*	1.13–2.51	1.24	0.76–2.03
Marital Status (reference: married)
Unknown	2.66*	1.51–4.71	2.76	1.36–5.63
Single	1.69*	1.52–1.89	4.30*	3.83–4.83
Divorced	1.51*	1.40–1.63	3.35*	3.09–3.64
Widowed	1.26*	1.17–1.35	2.32*	2.16–2.50

^*= significant