Table 3.

Univariate and multivariate analysis of factors associated with utilisation of hospice care services during the last year of life among deceased patients

Variables	Number of patients	Utilisation of hospice care services†	Univariate	Multivariate analysis
		N (%)	OR (95% CI)	AOR (95% CI)
HIV infection
No	14 722	1811 (12.30)	1	1
Yes	5691	328 (5.76)	0.44 (0.39 to 0.49)***	0.66 (0.57 to 0.75)***
Demographics
Age, years
18–64	18 175	1921 (10.57)	1	1
≥65	2238	218 (9.74)	0.91 (0.79 to 1.06)	0.59 (0.49 to 0.70)***
Sex
Female	1066	150 (14.07)	1	1
Male	19 347	1989 (10.28)	0.70 (0.59 to 0.84)***	0.66 (0.54 to 0.81)***
Income level
Low	6652	359 (5.40)	1	1
Intermediate	9359	1086 (11.60)	2.30 (2.03 to 2.60)***	1.96 (1.72 to 2.25)***
High	4402	694 (15.77)	3.28 (2.87 to 3.75)***	2.21 (1.90 to 2.57)***
Urbanisation
Rural	2092	209 (9.99)	1	1
Suburban	12 517	1305 (10.43)	1.05 (0.90 to 1.22)	0.97 (0.82 to 1.16)
Urban	5804	625 (10.77)	1.09 (0.92 to 1.28)	0.95 (0.79 to 1.15)
Comorbidity
Cancer	6225	1905 (30.60)	26.30 (22.86 to 30.25)***	24.48 (21.23 to 28.24)***
Diabetes	4738	551 (11.63)	1.17 (1.05 to 1.29)**	1.05 (0.93 to 1.19)
Chronic kidney disease	3568	401 (11.24)	1.10 (0.98 to 1.24)	0.97 (0.84 to 1.11)
Congestive heart failure	2203	192 (8.72)	0.80 (0.68 to 0.93)**	0.99 (0.81 to 1.20)
Coronary heart disease	3823	438 (11.46)	1.13 (1.01 to 1.27)*	1.02 (0.89 to 1.18)
Liver cirrhosis	3403	491 (14.43)	1.57 (1.41 to 1.75)***	0.97 (0.86 to 1.10)
COPD	4758	606 (12.74)	1.35 (1.22 to 1.49)***	1.15 (1.02 to 1.29)*
Dementia	611	49 (8.02)	0.74 (0.55 to 0.99)*	0.92 (0.65 to 1.30)
Cerebrovascular disease	3792	329 (8.68)	0.78 (0.69 to 0.88)***	0.87 (0.75 to 1.00)

*P<0.05; **p<0.01; ***p<0.001.

†During the last year of life.

AOR, adjusted OR; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.