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Table 3 The predictors of DNR document using logistic regression model (n = 337)-Forward conditional method

From: Factors associated with do-not-resuscitate document completion among patients hospitalized in geriatric ward

Variables

Unadjusted OR

95% CI

p-value

Adjusted OR

95% CI

p-value

Lower

Upper

Lower

Upper

Age stratification

 75–84 v.s  65–74

3.60

1.19

10.81

0.02

2.84

0.85

9.46

0.09

≥85 v.s 65–74

7.53

2.56

22.13

< 0.001

5.94

1.78

19.76

0.004

Gender

Male v.s Female

1.06

0.61

1.83

0.82

    

Geriatric hospitalization source

 OPD v.s ED

1.13

0.50

2.51

0.763

    

 Transfer from other department v.s ED

2.84

1.43

5.64

0.003

    

ECOG

2–4 v.s 0–1

2.77

1.57

4.91

< 0.001

    

ADL stratification

< 50 v.s ≥ 50

4.05

2.19

7.47

< 0.001

    

Nutrition Score stratification

≥ 2 v.s < 2

3.70

2.01

6.82

< 0.001

2.71

1.33

5.51

0.006

Albumin level stratification (g/dL)

        

< 3 v.s ≥ 3

5.13

2.76

9.50

< 0.001

3.24

1.63

6.41

0.001

Missing v.s ≥ 3

0.30

0.10

0.89

0.031

0.43

0.14

1.35

0.148

CCI stratification

> 2 v.s ≤ 2

3.13

1.77

5.55

< 0.001

2.46

1.27

4.76

0.007

Hospitalization day stratification

> 10 v.s ≤ 10

5.46

2.92

10.20

< 0.001

    

Geriatric OPD times in the past year

1.07

1.01

1.15

0.02

    

Geriatric OPD stratification

Yes v.s No

1.95

1.13

3.37

0.01

    

ED or hospitalization times in the past year

1.07

0.98

1.17

0.09

    

ICU admission

Yes v.s No

6.11

3.00

12.43

< 0.001

5.11

2.07

12.58

< 0.001

Intubation

Yes v.s No

2.19

0.89

5.38

0.08

    

Vasopressor

Yes v.s No

3.62

1.07

12.25

0.03

    
  1. Abbreviation: DNR Do-Not-Resuscitate, ED Emergency Department, OPD Outpatient Department, ECOG Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status, ADL Activity of Daily Living, CCI Charlson Comorbidity Index, ICU Intensive Care Unit