Univariate model | Multivariable model | |||||
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OR | 95% CI | p value | OR | 95% CI | p value | |
Specialist palliative care at home | ||||||
Nob | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | |
Yes | 3.26 | 3.21 to 3.31 | < 0.001 | 2.67 | 2.62 to 2.72 | < 0.001 |
Recorded preference for place of death | ||||||
Nob | 1 | 1 | ||||
Yes | 2.72 | 2.68 to 2.77 | < 0.001 | 1.87 | 1.84 to 1.90 | < 0.001 |
Urgent care provided out of hours | < 0.001a | < 0.001a | ||||
Not at allb | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | |
Once or twice | 1.14 | 1.12 to 1.17 | < 0.001 | 0.89 | 0.87 to 0.91 | < 0.001 |
Three times or more | 1.19 | 1.17 to 1.21 | < 0.001 | 1.05 | 1.03 to 1.07 | < 0.001 |
Cause of death | ||||||
Non-cancerb | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | |
Cancer | 1.97 | 1.95 to 2.00 | < 0.001 | 1.08 | 1.06 to 1.10 | < 0.001 |
Decedent’s age | < 0.001a | < 0.001a | ||||
18–74b | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | |
75–84 | 0.86 | 0.84 to 0.87 | < 0.001 | 1.22 | 1.19 to 1.24 | < 0.001 |
85+ | 0.78 | 0.77 to 0.80 | < 0.001 | 1.46 | 1.43 to 1.50 | < 0.001 |
Decedent’s gender | ||||||
Maleb | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | |
Female | 0.92 | 0.90 to 0.93 | < 0.001 | 1.03 | 1.01 to 1.04 | 0.001 |
Deprivation (IMD) | < 0.001a | < 0.001a | ||||
1 (most deprived)b | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | |
2 | 1.18 | 1.15 to 1.20 | < 0.001 | 0.98 | 0.96 to 1.01 | 0.16 |
3 | 1.07 | 1.05 to 1.09 | < 0.001 | 1.03 | 1.01 to 1.05 | 0.04 |
4 | 1.14 | 1.12 to 1.17 | < 0.001 | 1.04 | 1.01 to 1.06 | 0.003 |
5 (least deprived) | 1.17 | 1.14 to 1.19 | < 0.001 | 1.01 | 0.98 to 1.03 | 0.54 |
Respondent’s relationship to decedents | < 0.001a | < 0.001a | ||||
Son/daughterb | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | |
Wife/husband/partner | 1.68 | 1.66 to 1.71 | < 0.001 | 1.50 | 1.47 to 1.53 | < 0.001 |
Other | 1.05 | 1.03 to 1.07 | < 0.001 | 1.13 | 1.10 to 1.16 | < 0.001 |
Length of illness prior to death. | < 0.001a | < 0.001a | ||||
> 1 yearb | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | |
< 1 month | 0.60 | 0.59 to 0.62 | < 0.001 | 0.92 | 0.90 to 0.95 | < 0.001 |
> 1 month, < 6 month | 0.86 | 0.84 to 0.87 | < 0.001 | 0.91 | 0.89 to0.92 | < 0.001 |
> 6 month, < 1 year | 1.10 | 1.08 to 1.12 | < 0.001 | 1.01 | 0.98 to1.03 | 0.63 |