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Summary of logistic regression results
| OR | 95% CI | |
| Severe symptoms at start | ||
| None | 5.232 | (4.907 to 5.578) |
| One or more | 1 | |
| Setting of care/place of death | ||
| Hospital palliative care unit / hospice | 3.772 | (3.534 to 4.027) |
| Home / residential aged care facility | 1 | |
| Age | ||
| <55 | 1 | |
| 56–65 | 1.511 | (1.349 to 1.693) |
| 66–75 | 2.283 | (2.054 to 2.537) |
| 76–85 | 3.367 | (3.033 to 3.739) |
| 86+ | 3.916 | (3.493 to 4.390) |
| Sex | ||
| Female | 0.958 | (0.899 to 1.020) |
| Male | 1 | |
| Life-limiting illness | ||
| Cancer | 4.256 | (3.980 to 4.550) |
| Non-cancer | 1 |
