Table 3.
Multivariable multinomial logistic models (n=34 425)
| Hospice versus hospital | Home versus hospital | |||||||
| RR | 95% CI | P value | RR | 95% CI | P value | |||
| Age at death | ||||||||
| Neonate | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | ||
| 28 days to 1 year | REF | REF | ||||||
| 1–5 years | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.3 | <0.001 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.8 | <0.001 |
| 6–10 years | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.3 | <0.001 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 2.5 | <0.001 |
| 11–15 years | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 0.002 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 2.3 | <0.001 |
| 16–20 years | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.242 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.9 | <0.001 |
| 21–25 years | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.956 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.8 | <0.001 |
| Sex | ||||||||
| Male | REF | REF | ||||||
| Female | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.286 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.104 |
| Ethnic group | ||||||||
| White | REF | REF | ||||||
| Black | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.6 | <0.001 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.6 | <0.001 |
| Pakistani | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | <0.001 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | <0.001 |
| Indian | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.6 | <0.001 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.7 | <0.001 |
| Bangladeshi | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.6 | <0.001 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.8 | <0.001 |
| Mixed/Chinese/other | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.8 | <0.001 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.7 | <0.001 |
| Missing | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.8 | <0.001 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.9 | <0.001 |
| Deprivation category | ||||||||
| Category 1—least deprived | REF | REF | ||||||
| Category 2 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.529 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.952 |
| Category 3 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.145 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.147 |
| Category 4 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.054 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.01 |
| Category 5—most deprived | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.003 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.8 | <0.001 |
| Government office region | ||||||||
| London | REF | REF | ||||||
| North-East | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.047 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.9 | <0.001 |
| North-West | 1.2 | 01.0 | 1.4 | 0.062 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 0.002 |
| Yorkshire and Humber | 2.3 | 1.9 | 2.7 | <0.001 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.6 | <0.001 |
| East Midlands | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 0.933 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 0.118 |
| West Midlands | 1.6 | 1.4 | 12.0 | <0.001 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 0.003 |
| East of England | 1.8 | 1.5 | 2.1 | <0.001 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.6 | <0.001 |
| South-East | 1.8 | 1.5 | 2.2 | <0.001 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.5 | <0.001 |
| South-West | 1.7 | 1.4 | 2.1 | <0.001 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.6 | <0.001 |
| Year of death | ||||||||
| 2003–2007 | REF | REF | ||||||
| 2008–2012 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.6 | <0.001 | 1.1 | 1.04 | 1.2 | 0.003 |
| 2013–2017 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.9 | <0.001 | 1.2 | 1.07 | 1.3 | 0.003 |
| Main diagnostic group | ||||||||
| Congenital conditions | REF | REF | ||||||
| Circulatory conditions | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.5 | <0.001 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.7 | <0.001 |
| Gastrointestinal conditions | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.005 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.5 | <0.001 |
| Genitourinary conditions | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.6 | <0.001 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.7 | <0.001 |
| Haematological conditions | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.003 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.004 |
| Metabolic conditions | 3.7 | 3.0 | 4.6 | <0.001 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 2.5 | <0.001 |
| Neurological conditions | 2.0 | 1.7 | 2.3 | <0.001 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.5 | <0.001 |
| Cancer | 4.4 | 43.8 | 5.1 | <0.001 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 4.4 | <0.001 |
| Other conditions | 2.4 | 1.8 | 3.1 | <0.001 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 0.134 |
| Perinatal conditions | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | <0.001 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.5 | <0.001 |
| Respiratory conditions | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.002 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.8 | <0.001 |
NICE, National Institute for Health and Care Excellence; REF, reference group; RR, relative risk.