Table 3.
Association between reported chronic disease and regular source of health care and advance directivesa
| Factor | OR (95% CI) |
|---|---|
| Chronic disease | |
|
| |
| No | ref |
|
| |
| Yes | 1.58 (1.38, 1.81) |
|
| |
| Regular source of care | |
|
| |
| No | ref |
|
| |
| Yes | 1.64 (1.29, 2.12) |
|
| |
| Age, years | |
|
| |
| 18–34 | ref |
|
| |
| 35–54 | 1.59 (1.34, 1.91) |
|
| |
| 55–64 | 3.27 (2.68, 4.00) |
|
| |
| ≥65 | 8.1 (6.63, 9.92) |
|
| |
| Gender | |
|
| |
| Female | ref |
|
| |
| Male | 0.68 (0.60, 0.77) |
|
| |
| Race | |
|
| |
| White | ref |
|
| |
| Black | 0.69 (0.55, 0.85) |
|
| |
| Hispanic | 0.77 (0.63, 0.94) |
|
| |
| Other | 0.73 (0.55, 0.97) |
|
| |
| Education | |
|
| |
| <High school graduate | ref |
|
| |
| High school graduate | 1.86 (1.28, 2.76) |
|
| |
| Some college | 2.21 (1.53, 3.25) |
|
| |
| College graduate | 3.21 (2.19, 4.81) |
|
| |
| Post graduate | 3.05 (2.06, 4.59) |
|
| |
| Income, $ | |
|
| |
| ≤24,999 | ref |
|
| |
| 25,000–49,999 | 1.22 (1.003, 1.49) |
|
| |
| 50,000–74,999 | 1.48 (1.20, 1.82) |
|
| |
| ≥75,000 | 1.78 (1.48, 2.16) |
|
| |
| End-of-life concerns | |
|
| |
| No concerns | ref |
|
| |
| Don’t know | 0.56 (0.44, 0.71) |
|
| |
| Has concerns | 0.89 (0.76, 1.05) |
a
Multivariate logistic regression analysis involving data from 2009 and 2010 HealthStyles Surveys; the model was adjusted for age, gender, race, income, education, and end-of-life concerns.