Table 3.
Multinomial Logistic Regression, Odds that a Woman Knows Her Male Partner’s Treatment Preference
| Under by 3 or more(N = 181) | Under by 1–2(N = 153) | Over by 1–2(N = 139) | Over by 3 or more(N = 238) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs. Perfect match(N = 306) | ||||
| Odds ratio(95% CI) | Odds ratio(95% CI) | Odds ratio(95% CI) | Odds ratio(95% CI) | |
| End-of-life planning | ||||
| Woman has an advance directive | 0.76 | 1.13 | 0.39* | 1.08 |
| (0.37–1.56) | (0.54–2.35) | (0.18–0.83) | (0.57–2.05) | |
| Woman has held discussion | 1.24 | 1.02 | 1.00 | 1.03 |
| (0.68–2.24) | (0.57–1.83) | (0.55–1.83) | (0.59–1.80) | |
| Man has an advance directive | 1.43 | 0.66 | 2.06* | 0.86 |
| (0.71–2.88) | (0.31–1.38) | (1.06–4.01) | (0.48–1.54) | |
| Man has held discussion | 0.57 | 1.01 | 0.85 | 0.85 |
| (0.32–1.02) | (0.56–1.81) | (0.46–1.58) | (0.47–1.55) | |
| Woman’s characteristics | ||||
| Treatment preference (0 = stop life-prolonging treatment; 10 = continue all treatment) | 0.86*** | 0.98 | 1.08 | 1.18*** |
| (0.80–0.92) | (0.91–1.06) | (1.00–1.16) | (1.07–1.29) | |
| Some college | 0.59 | 0.62 | 0.66 | 0.63 |
| (0.31–1.11) | (0.31–1.22) | (0.34–1.30) | (0.37–1.09) | |
| College degree or more | 0.85 | 1.15 | 0.91 | 0.81 |
| (0.43–1.67) | (0.57–2.30) | (0.44–1.90) | (0.43–1.51) | |
| Black | 0.29 | 1.13 | 0.23* | 0.62 |
| (0.08–1.12) | (0.31–4.08) | (0.05–1.00) | (0.20–1.86) | |
| Hispanic | 0.48 | 0.45 | 0.73 | 0.55 |
| (0.22–1.05) | (0.17–1.21) | (0.30–1.76) | (0.22–1.37) | |
| Other race/ethnicity | 0.29* | 0.96 | 0.65 | 1.74 |
| (0.09–0.92) | (0.35–2.61) | (0.22–1.92) | (0.78–3.88) | |
| Couple characteristics | ||||
| Cohabiting (vs. married) | 0.83 | 0.80 | 1.04 | 0.58 |
| (0.41–1.69) | (0.40–1.59) | (0.51–2.14) | (0.29–1.17) | |
| Woman unhealthy; man healthy | 0.80 | 1.22 | 0.82 | 1.82 |
| (0.31–2.04) | (0.44–3.40) | (0.28–2.46) | (0.81–4.10) | |
| Man unhealthy; woman healthy | 1.69 | 0.31 | 0.58 | 1.52 |
| (0.65–4.42) | (0.08–1.14) | (0.19–1.81) | (0.58–3.95) | |
| Both partners unhealthy | 0.74 | 0.21 | 0.59 | 0.12** |
| (0.18–2.93) | (0.03–1.52) | (0.13–2.65) | (0.03–0.55) | |
| Older partner’s age (years) | 0.98 | 1.02 | 0.97 | 1.03 |
| (0.95–1.01) | (0.98–1.05) | (0.94–1.01) | (1.00–1.06) | |
| Years since beginning dating relationship | 0.99 | 0.99 | 1.01 | 0.99 |
| (0.96–1.02) | (0.96–1.02) | (0.97–1.05) | (0.97–1.02) | |
| Annual household income (1 = less than $5,000; 19 = $175,000 or more) | 1.03 | 1.00 | 1.02 | 0.95 |
| (0.95–1.12) | (0.94–1.07) | (0.94–1.11) | (0.88–1.01) | |
| N | 984 | |||
| χ2; df | 179.99; 68 | |||
Note. Statistics are weighted to be representative of the U.S. population of heterosexual married and cohabiting adults.
*p <.05; **p <.01; ***p <.001