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Published in final edited form as: J Pain Symptom Manage. 2022 Jun 25;64(4):e189–e194. doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2022.06.012

Table 4.

Factors associated with preference to receive life prolonging treatment for the disability scenario over time, cross-sectional study

OR (95%CI) p-value OR (95%CI) p-value OR (95%CI) p-value
Race (base: White)
 Black 4.18 (3.09–5.67) 0.00 3.75 (2.73–5.16) <0.01
 Other 3.94 (1.87–8.33) 0.00 3.50 (1.63–7.53) <0.01
 Hispanic 3.43 (2.10–5.59) 0.00 2.66 (1.62–4.37) <0.01
 Missing 0.13 (0.02–1.02) 0.05 0.09 (0.01–0.98) 0.05
Time (base: wave 2)
 Wave 8 1 (0.84–1.19) 0.99 1.02 (0.81–1.28) 0.86 1.10 (0.87–1.39) 0.45
Race#Time
 Black, wave 8 0.93 (0.65–1.34) 0.71 0.88 (0.61–1.28) 0.51
 Other, wave 8 0.60 (0.23–1.56) 0.30 0.62 (0.23–1.66) 0.35
 Hispanic, wave 8 0.98 (0.54–1.76) 0.94 0.95 (0.53–1.72) 0.88
 Missing, wave 8 7.65 (0.74–78.88) 0.09 7.81 (0.74–82.34) 0.09
Age 0.97 (0.96–0.99) 0.00
Education (base: Less than high school graduate)
 High school graduate 0.75 (0.57–0.98) 0.03
 At least some post high school 0.79 (0.61–1.00) 0.05
 Missing 1.13 (0.26–4.84) 0.87
Marital Status - Married (base: No)
 Yes 1.02 (0.83–1.26) 0.84
Sex (base: female)
 Male 1.33 (1.09–1.63) 0.01
Dementia (base: No)
 Probable/Possible 1.59 (1.25–2.02) <0.01
Anxiety (base: No)
 Yes 0.95 (0.68–1.34) 0.79
Depression (base: No)
 Yes 1.26 (0.92–1.72) 0.16
Religiosity (base: No)
 Yes 1.41 (1.16–1.72) <0.01
ADL Limitations 1.09 (1.02–1.17) 0.01
Hospital Stay Count 1.00 (0.94–1.07) 0.91