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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Pain Symptom Manage. 2015 Sep 16;51(1):120–125. doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2015.08.010

Table 2.

Predictors of Hospice Use. Logistic Regression Analysis

Characteristic OR (95% CI) AOR (95% CI)**
Age ≥ 55 1.60 (0.45, 5.71) 6.13 (1.17, 32.07)
Albumin < 2.5 g/dl 5.27 (2.18, 12.73) 4.53 (1.19, 17.34)
Viral load >100,000 copies/ml 1.85 (0.76, 4.47) 3.36 (0.88, 12.89)
Had an Advance Directive 24.78 (9.42, 65.22) 16.33 (4.32, 61.68)
Received Palliative Care Consultation 21.28 (7.79, 58.18) 9.73 (2.10, 45.09)
**

Adjustment for age, gender, Black vs. White race, Hispanic ethnicity, advance directive status, marital status, palliative care consult, prescribed HAART, CD4 count, albumin level, insurance status, history of opportunistic infection, and viral load