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. 2009 Sep 3;25(1):237–242. doi: 10.1093/ndt/gfp430

Table 3.

Proportion of participants engaging in steps of advance care planning by age and race/ethnicity groups (N = 61)

End-of-life Advance
discussion directive DNR/DNI
Characteristic % (N) % (N) order % (N)
Overall 57 (35) 38 (23) 10 (6)
Age
 <50 years (N = 11) 64 (7) 18 (2) 0 (0)
 50–75 years (N = 37) 57 (21) 41 (15) 11 (4)
 >75 years (N = 13) 54 (7) 46 (6) 15 (2)
P-value 0.9 0.3 0.5
Race
 Black (N = 23) 70 (16) 30 (7) 0 (0)
 Latino (N = 7) 29 (2) 14 (1) 0 (0)
 White (N = 28) 38 (8) 43 (9) 24 (5)
 Asian (N = 10) 90 (9) 60 (6) 10 (1)
P-value 0.01 0.2 0.05

DNR/DNI—do not resuscitate or do not intubate.