Table 3.
—Factors Associated With Patient/Surrogate Preference for Full Code Status
| Factor | Percentage Desiring Full Code Status | P Value |
| Age, y | .025 | |
| 18-49 | 93.3 | |
| 50-64 | 88.2 | |
| 65-74 | 77.8 | |
| 75-89 | 61.1 | |
| APACHE II score | .062 | |
| 7-22 | 90.0 | |
| 23-43 | 76.0 | |
| Religious service attendance | .042 | |
| Less than once weekly | 88.2 | |
| At least weekly | 71.8 | |
| Most important goal | .046 | |
| Cure | 96.0 | |
| All other goals | 78.7 | |
| Living will | .005 | |
| Absent or uncertain | 91.7 | |
| Present | 70.0 | |
| Durable power of attorney for health care | .032 | |
| Absent or uncertain | 90.6 | |
| Present | 74.5 | |
| Goals-of-care discussion with physician | .076 | |
| No | 89.8 | |
| Yes | 76.5 | |
| Physician agreement with patient’s treatment plan | .029 | |
| “Strongly agree” or “agree” | 86.1 | |
| “Neutral,” “disagree,” or “strongly disagree” | 61.5 | |
| Estimated chance of survival following CPR, % | .012 | |
| 0-25 | 33.3 | |
| 26-50 | 64.7 | |
| 51-75 | 82.9 | |
| 76-100 | 92.7 |
See Table 1 legend for expansion of abbreviation.