Table 4.

Univariate and Multivariate Analyses of Predictors of Hospice Care Referral

	Univariate Model		Multivariate Model
	Odds Ratio (95% CI)	P-value	Odds Ratio (95% CI)	P-value
Age, yrs	1.03 (0.99–1.07)	0.10	1.01 (0.97–1.05)	0.59
Female gender	0.78 (0.41–1.49)	0.46
White race	0.77 (0.36–1.63)	0.50
Married	0.75 (0.40–1.41)	0.38
Charlson Comorbidity Index score	1.15 (0.98–1.36)	0.08	1.10 (0.93–1.31)	0.27
Alcohol	0.94 (0.51–1.73)	0.85
Viral hepatitis	2.04 (1.11–3.74)	0.02	1.5 (0.81–2.95)	0.19
NASH	0.84 (0.41–1.74)	0.64
HCC	2.81 (1.47–5.34)	0.002	2.03 (1.00–4.12)	0.049
Ascites	1.16 (0.69–2.36)	0.44
Variceal bleed	0.85 (0.46–1.60)	0.61
Hepatic encephalopathy	0.50 (0.24–1.06)	0.07	0.57 (0.26–1.25)	0.16
Transplant listed	0.69 (0.37–1.26)	0.23

NASH = nonalcoholic steatohepatitis; HCC = hepatocellular carcinoma.