Table 2.

Relationship of Race/Ethnicity and Concerns and Preferences for end-of-life Medical Treatment*

	Adjusted odds ratio, compared to non-Hispanic whites (95% confidence interval)†
	Black	Hispanic	Other
Concerned re: too little medical care	0.5 (0.4 – 0.7)	0.7 (0.4 – 1.2)	0.7 (0.4 – 1.2)
Concerned re: too much medical care	2.0 (1.5 – 2.7)	1.4 (0.9 – 2.5)	1.3 (0.8 – 2.2)
Want to spend last days in a hospital	2.3 (1.6 – 3.2)	2.2 (1.3 – 4.0)	2.1 (1.1 – 4.0)
Want life-prolonging drugs	1.9 (1.4 – 2.6)	1.2 (0.7 – 2.1)	0.6 (0.3 – 1.2)
Want palliative drugs	0.4 (0.3 – 0.5)	0.5 (0.3 – 0.7)	0.8 (0.4 – 1.3)
Want a respirator for 1 weeks’ life extension	2.1 (1.6 – 2.9)	1.4 (0.8 – 2.5)	1.7 (1.0 – 3.1)
Want a respirator for 1 months’ life extension	2.3 (1.6 – 3.3)	1.8 (0.91 – 3.4)	1.4 (0.68 – 3.0)

*All models adjusted for age and health status; individual models additionally adjusted for other significant predictors of each concern/preference, which may include sex, education, financial strain, self efficacy, preference for specialists, belief in the effectiveness of mechanical ventilation, living along, church attendance, less than weekly contact with friends or family, never attending social or community activities, daily pain/discomfort, and having a personal doctor

†Odds ratios should not be interpreted as rate ratios for these concerns/preferences with prevalence >5%