Table 2.
Univariate and Multivariate Logistic Regression for Dying without Hospice
| Univariate | Multivariate* | |||||
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| Variable | OR | 95%CI | P | OR | 95%CI | P |
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| Race | ||||||
| White | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Non-white | 2.04 | 0.94, 4.43 | .07 | 3.07 | 1.27, 7.46 | 0.01 |
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| Marital status | ||||||
| Married | - | - | - | |||
| Not married | 1.67 | 0.77, 3.64 | .19 | |||
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| Education | ||||||
| ≤ High school graduate | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| > High school education | 2.24 | 0.80, 6.33 | .13 | 2.93 | 0.99, 8.62 | 0.05 |
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| Consultation for Phase 1 trial | ||||||
| Yes | - | - | - | |||
| No | 1.69 | 0.27, 1.32 | .20 | |||
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| Age (years) | 1.01 | 0.98, 1.05 | 0.52 | |||
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| Insurance | 0.99 | |||||
| Medicare/Medicaid | - | - | - | |||
| Private insurance | 0.88 | 0.39, 1.98 | 0.76 | |||
| Self-pay | 0.78 | 0.09, 7.07 | 0.82 | |||
| Uninsured | 0.78 | 0.09, 7.07 | 0.82 | |||
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| Have children | ||||||
| Yes | - | - | - | |||
| No | 0.38 | 0.16, 2.00 | 0.38 | |||
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| English-speaking | ||||||
| Yes | - | - | - | |||
| No | 1.43 | 0.38, 5.46 | 0.60 | |||
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| Disease site | 0.39 | |||||
| Cervix | - | - | - | |||
| Uterus | 0.86 | 0.30, 2.47 | 0.78 | |||
| Ovary | 0.59 | 0.22, 1.59 | 0.30 | |||
| Vulva/vagina | 2.67 | 0.38, 18.74 | 0.32 | |||
*
Final multivariate regression after backwards stepwise elimination of non-significant covariates