Table 3.

Odds ratios (OR) for aggressive management comparing late to early (referent level) Palliative Care referral

	OR (95%CI, p- value)
	Unadjusted	Adjusted for age & gender
Emergency Department presentation	2.29 (1.31 to 4.02, p = 0.004)	1.92 (1.08 to 3.42, p = 0.03)
Acute Hospital Admission	1.68 (1.01 to 2.80, p = 0.05)	1.60 (0.95 to 2.69 p = 0.08)
Intensive Care Admission	0.97 (0.09 to 10.90, p = 0.98)	1.09 (0.09 to 12.74, p = 0.94)
Received any Chemotherapy	0.27 (0.15 to 0.48, p < 0.001)	0.33 (0.17 to 0.66, p < 0.002)
Received Chemotherapy < 30 days before death	1.6 (95%CI 0.74 to 3.53, p = 0.22)	1.7 (95%CI 0.75 to 3.7, p = 0.21)
Place of death
Palliative Care Unit (referent level)	1	1
Home / RCAF	1.00 (0.47 to 2.12, p = 0.99)	1.06 (0.48 to 2.32, p = 0.88)
Acute Hospital	1.05 (0.57 to 1.94, p = 0.88)	1.11 (0.59 to 2.09, p = 0.76)