Table 4. Logistic Regression Analysis of the Factors Associated With Discharge to Hospice Among Older Adult Hospitalizations With a Diagnosis of Dementia, 2001 - 2010.

Covariate	Adjusted odds ratio	95% confidence interval	P
Age ≥ 80 yearsa	1.78	1.73 - 1.82	< 0.0001
Race/ethnicityb
Black	0.67	0.65 - 0.70	< 0.0001
Hispanic	0.80	0.78 - 0.82	< 0.0001
Other	0.81	0.78 - 0.85	< 0.0001
Health insurancec
No health insurance	0.86	0.79 - 0.94	0.0008
Medicaid	0.41	0.37 - 0.46	0.0001
Medicare	0.68	0.66 - 0.70	< 0.0001
Other	0.68	0.59 - 0.78	0.0001
Chronic comorbidity
Congestive heart failure	1.35	1.32 - 1.38	< 0.0001
Peripheral vascular disease	1.30	1.27 - 1.34	0.0001
Cerebrovascular disease	1.17	1.14 - 1.20	< 0.0001
Lung disease	0.90	0.87 - 0.92	< 0.0001
Liver disease	1.12	1.05 - 1.20	0.0008
Diabetes	0.78	0.76 - 0.80	< 0.0001
Renal disease	1.15	1.12 - 1.18	< 0.0001
Malignancy	3.72	3.61 - 3.84	< 0.0001
HIV infectiond	1.26	0.95 - 1.68	0.1033
Type of organ failure
Respiratory	2.54	2.46 - 2.63	< 0.0001
Cardiovascular	1.41	1.36 - 1.47	< 0.0001
Renal	2.13	2.07 - 2.19	< 0.0001
Hepatic	1.58	1.35 - 1.86	< 0.0001
Hematological	1.16	1.10 - 1.22	< 0.0001
Metabolic	1.54	1.46 - 1.62	< 0.0001
Neurological	1.52	1.48 - 1.57	< 0.0001
Number of failing organse
1	2.02	1.97 - 2.07	< 0.0001
2	3.46	3.33 - 3.59	< 0.0001
3	4.77	4.48 - 5.07	< 0.0001
≥ 4	6.18	5.61 - 6.82	< 0.0001
Mechanical ventilationf	1.12	1.06 - 1.18	0.0001

^aAge 65 - 79 years was used as referent. ^bWhite race was used as referent. ^cCommercial insurance was used as referent. ^dHuman immunodeficiency virus. ^eLack of organ failure was used as referent. ^fModeled with the number of failing organs.