Table 4.

Absolute Differences on Life-Support Preferences/Predictions Questionnaire by Illness, Treatment, and Race

Illness/treatment	Caucasian, M (SD)	African American, M (SD)	Total sample, M (SD)
Alzheimer’s disease
CPR	1.53 (1.48)	1.34 (1.42)	1.44 (1.45)
ANH	1.27 (1.40)	1.50 (1.31)	1.38 (1.30)
Palliative care	1.41 (1.42)	1.38 (1.08)	1.40 (1.26)
Emphysema
CPR	1.91 (1.42)	0.96 (1.14)	1.48 (1.37)
ANH	1.72 (1.40)	1.52 (1.30)	1.62 (1.34)
Palliative care	1.79 (1.27)	1.36 (1.28)	1.59 (1.28)
Coma
CPR	0.50 (.71)	1.00 (1.20)	0.73 (.99)
ANH	1.06 (1.25)	1.23 (1.17)	1.14 (1.20)
Palliative care	0.85 (1.13)	1.14 (1.09)	0.98 (1.11)
Cancer (no pain)
CPR	1.53 (1.26)	1.59 (1.50)	1.56 (1.36)
ANH	1.58 (1.39)	1.47 (1.43)	1.52 (1.40)
Palliative care	1.44 (1.19)	1.31 (1.26)	1.38 (1.21)
Cancer with pain
CPR	1.26 (1.48)	1.34 (1.37)	1.30 (1.42)
ANH	1.27 (1.57)	1.37 (1.33)	1.32 (1.45)
Palliative care	0.62 (.85)	1.28 (1.16)	0.92 (1.05)

Note: CPR = cardiopulmonary resuscitation; ANH = artificial feeding and fluids.