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Table 4 Adjusted odds ratio estimates for death among Ontario HC clients with at least one RAI-HC assessment

From: Adverse events among Ontario home care clients associated with emergency room visit or hospitalization: a retrospective cohort study

Variable

Adjusted odds ratio

95% confidence interval

Age (years)

65-74 vs < 65

1.34

1.20, 1.50

 

75-84 vs < 65

1.24

1.12, 1.37

 

85+ vs < 65

1.66

1.50, 1.84

Female

0.60

0.56, 0.64

CHESS score *

1 vs 0

1.12

1.02, 1.23

 

2 vs 0

1.63

1.48, 1.79

 

3 vs 0

2.15

1.93, 2.38

 

4 vs 0

2.21

1.81, 2.69

 

5 vs 0

11.23

1.30, 54.86

Dementia

0.90

0.83,0.98

Injurious fall

1.27

1.15, 1.41

Medication related

1.29

1.07, 1.55

Delirium

1.95

1.60, 2.37

Sepsis

4.31

3.70, 5.02

Pneumonia

2.65

2.41, 2.92

  1. p-value < .002 for goodness-of-fit test.
  2. *The CHESS score is Changes in Health, End Stage Disease, Signs and Symptoms [16].