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Published in final edited form as: J Am Geriatr Soc. 2021 Apr 21;69(8):2143–2151. doi: 10.1111/jgs.17171

Table 3:

Multinomial logistic model examining kinlessness and location of death

Community-dwelling sample (N=2,444) Full sample (N=3,148)
Hospital vs Home
OR [95% CI]
Nursing Home vs. Home
OR [95% CI]
Hospital vs Home
OR [95% CI]
Nursing Home vs. Home
OR [95% CI]
Kinless 1.60[0.96-2.69] 2.02 [1.09-3.72]* 1.62 [1.00-2.63] 2.23 [1.29-3.85]**
Age 0.99 [0.98-1.00] 1.03[1.01-1.04]** 0.99 [0.98-1.00] 1.02 [1.01-1.04]**
Female 0.87 [0.73-1.04] 0.96 [0.71-1.30] 0.91 [0.76-1.10] 1.03 [0.82-1.29]
White, non-Hispanic 0.91 [0.75-1.11] 1.52 [1.09-2.13]* 0.99 [0.81-1.20] 2.30 [1.76-3.00]**
Less than HS Education 1.01 [0.83-1.23] 0.93 [0.65-1.34] 1.01 [0.84-1.22] 0.85 [0.65-1.11]
Lowest quartile of net worth 1.03 [0.81-1.30] 1.71 [1.24-2.35]** 1.15 [0.92-1.45] 1.78 [1.36-2.38]**
Enrolled in Medicaid 1.25 [0.90-1.74] 1.56 [1.00-2.45] 1.54 [1.13-2.09]** 2.42 [1.75-3.34]**
Number of ADL impairments:
 0 Reference Reference Reference Reference
 1-2 0.87 [0.67-1.14] 0.99 [0.66-1.50] 0.88 [0.69-1.14] 1.13 [0.83-1.55]
 3+ 0.57 [0.43-0.76]** 0.75 [0.48-1.16] 0.70 [0.55-0.90]** 2.50 [1.78-3.52]**
Probable dementia 0.81 [0.63-1.04] 1.38 [0.92-2.06] 0.91 [0.72-1.15] 1.92 [1.43-2.59]**
Number of comorbidities 1.05 [0.98-1.13] 0.98 [0.89-1.09] 1.04 [0.97-1.12] 0.98 [0.90-1.07]
*

p<0.05

**

p<0.01

Home is the referent category; OR=Odds Ratio; HS= high school; ADL=Activities of Daily Living