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Odds of receiving a home visit by income and other characteristics for Nova Scotia overall and by region |
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| Predictor |
Nova Scotia overall |
Halifax Regional Municipality [HRM] |
All regions outside of HRM |
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| Crude OR |
Adjusted* OR (and 95% CI) |
Adjusted* OR (and 95% CI) |
Adjusted* OR (and 95% CI) |
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| Neighbourhood income quintile |
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| Low |
1.0 |
1.0 (-) |
1.0 (-) |
1.0 (-) |
| Lower middle |
1.07 |
1.04 (0.90, 1.21) |
1.42 (0.99, 2.03) |
0.98 (0.84, 1.16) |
| Middle |
1.42 |
1.33 (1.15, 1.54) |
1.40 (1.00, 1.94) |
1.30 (1.10, 1.53) |
| Upper middle |
1.36 |
1.19 (1.02, 1.39) |
1.21 (0.90, 1.64) |
1.20 (0.99, 1.44) |
| Upper |
1.82 |
1.37 (1.15, 1.64) |
1.18 (0.88, 1.56) |
2.23 (1.63, 3.07) |
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| Survival time |
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| <61 days |
1.0 |
1.0 (-) |
1.0 (-) |
1.0 (-) |
| 61–120 days |
3.66 |
3.83 (3.08, 4.77) |
3.91 (2.62, 5.82) |
3.69 (2.81, 4.84) |
| 121–180+ days |
3.61 |
4.04 (3.45, 4.72) |
3.64 (2.76, 4.81) |
4.21 (3.47, 5.11) |
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| Admission to palliative care program |
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| No |
1.0 |
1.0 (-) |
1.0 (-) |
1.0 (-) |
| Yes |
2.30 |
2.25 (1.97, 2.56) |
3.05 (2.49, 3.74) |
1.47 (1.15, 1.86) |
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| Visit within a long term care center (LTC) |
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| None |
1.0 |
1.0 (-) |
1.0 (-) |
1.0 (-) |
| At least one LTC visit |
0.65 |
0.55 (0.46, 0.65) |
0.47 (0.34, 0.64) |
0.60 (0.48, 0.75) |
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| Age group |
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| < 65 years |
1.0 |
1.0 (-) |
1.0 (-) |
1.0 (-) |
| 65–74 years |
1.06 |
1.25 (1.09, 1.44) |
1.24 (0.97, 1.59) |
1.28 (1.08, 1.51) |
| 75+ years |
1.04 |
1.41 (1.24, 1.61) |
1.94 (1.52, 2.49) |
1.29 (1.09, 1.51) |
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| Total days as a hospital inpatient |
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| 0 |
1.0 |
1.0 (-) |
1.0 (-) |
1.0 (-) |
| 1–12 |
1.0 |
1.06 (0.90, 1.26) |
1.02 (0.76, 1.37) |
1.07 (0.87, 1.30) |
| 13–31 |
1.14 |
1.07 (0.91, 1.27) |
1.04 (0.77, 1.40) |
1.08 (0.87, 1.32) |
| 32+ |
0.94 |
0.80 (0.67, 0.95) |
0.87 (0.64, 1.20) |
0.78 (0.63, 0.97) |
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| Year of death |
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| 1992 |
1.0 |
1.0 (-) |
1.0 (-) |
1.0 (-) |
| 1993 |
1.06 |
1.05 (0.88, 1.25) |
1.07 (0.78, 1.48) |
1.02 (0.82, 1.27) |
| 1994 |
1.16 |
1.17 (0.98, 1.40) |
1.13 (0.81, 1.57) |
1.16 (0.94, 1.43) |
| 1995 |
1.19 |
1.10 (0.92, 1.31) |
0.88 (0.63, 1.22) |
1.18 (0.95, 1.45) |
| 1996 |
1.07 |
0.94 (0.79, 1.13) |
0.76 (0.55, 1.05) |
1.02 (0.83, 1.27) |
| 1997 |
0.93 |
0.82 (0.69, 0.98) |
0.80 (0.57, 1.11) |
0.82 (0.66, 1.01) |
| Sex |
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| Male |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 (-) |
1.0 (-) |
| Female |
1.22 |
1.15 (1.04, 1.28) |
1.24 (1.03, 1.50) |
1.11 (0.98, 1.25) |
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Note: OR = odds ratio, CI = confidence interval *Adjusted for all other listed predictors | ||||
Burge et al. BMC Palliative Care 2005 4:1 doi:10.1186/1472-684X-4-1 |
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