Table 3. Admission to hospital 6 months prior to diagnosis (numbers and adjusted OR of early death among ovarian cancer patients).
| Variables | Survival more than 6 mo (n=4,906) | Early death (n=664) | Death within 6 mo vs. alive after 6 mo | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. (%) | No. (%) | Adjusted OR (95% CI)* | p-value | |
| Any admission† | 980 (20.0) | 189 (28.5) | 1.466 (1.212–1.775) | <0.001 |
| Any admission excluding those for benign ovarian tumor‡ | 733 (14.9) | 183 (27.6) | 1.814 (1.492–2.204) | <0.001 |
| Benign ovarian tumor‡ | 247 (5.0) | 6 (0.9) | 0.235 (0.103–0.536) | 0.001 |
| Cancer diagnosis‡ | 200 (4.1) | 40 (6.0) | 1.476 (1.027–2.121) | 0.035 |
| Anaemia‡ | 33 (0.7) | 12 (1.8) | 1.941 (0.968–3.891) | 0.062 |
| Thromboembolism‡ | 87 (1.8) | 20 (3.0) | 1.517 (0.906–2.539) | 0.113 |
| Pleural exudate‡ | 73 (1.5) | 14 (2.1) | 1.252 (0.688–2.280) | 0.462 |
| Respiratory symptoms‡ | 50 (1.0) | 16 (2.4) | 2.196 (1.208–3.993) | 0.01 |
| Gastrointestinal disease‡ | 501 (10.2) | 77 (11.6) | 1.247 (0.957–1.625) | 0.102 |
| Ileus‡ | 27 (0.6) | 8 (1.2) | 1.787 (0.776–4.117) | 0.173 |
| Urological diseases‡ | 55 (1.1) | 16 (2.4) | 1.752 (0.968–3.170) | 0.064 |
| Vaginal bleeding‡ | 96 (2.0) | 8 (1.2) | 0.565 (0.269–1.186) | 0.131 |
| Ascites‡ | 276 (5.6) | 75 (11.3) | 2.020 (1.525–2.676) | <0.001 |
| Pain‡ | 23 (0.5) | 23 (3.5) | 4.799 (2.254–10.215) | <0.001 |
| Dementia/psychological disorders‡ | 10 (0.2) | 6 (0.9) | 2.888 (0.717–11.638) | 0.136 |
CI, confidence interval; OR, odds ratio.
*No admissions within 6 months prior to ovarian cancer diagnosis is used as reference (ref=1); †Adjusted for age and comorbidity; ‡Adjusted for age.