Table 3.
Comparison of subjects with and without AD
| n =216 | Patients without AD (n = 89) | Patients without AD (n = 127) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | n | % | n | % | P Value | |
| Age Group | 0.921 | |||||
| < 45 years | 21.3 | 19 | 21.35 | 27 | 21.26 | |
| 45-65 years | 35.19 | 30 | 33.71 | 46 | 36.22 | |
| > 65 years | 43.52 | 40 | 44.94 | 54 | 45.52 | |
| Gender | 0.903 | |||||
| Female | 47.69 | 42 | 47.19 | 61 | 48.73 | |
| Male | 52.31 | 47 | 52.81 | 66 | 51.97 | |
| Ethnicity | 0.377 | |||||
| African | 69.91 | 67 | 75.28 | 84 | 66.14 | |
| Asian | 22.22 | 18 | 20.22 | 30 | 23.62 | |
| Caucasian | 6.02 | 3 | 3.37 | 10 | 7.87 | |
| Others | 1.85 | 1 | 1.12 | 3 | 2.36 | |
| Marital Status | 0.313 | |||||
| Divorced | 1.4 | 1 | 1.12 | 2 | 1.6 | |
| Married | 76.64 | 67 | 75.28 | 97 | 77.6 | |
| Single | 8.41 | 11 | 12.36 | 7 | 5.6 | |
| Widowed | 13.55 | 10 | 11.24 | 19 | 15.2 | |
| Parental Status | 0.715 | |||||
| A Parent | 87.5 | 77 | 86.52 | 112 | 88.19 | |
| Not a Parent | 12.5 | 12 | 13.48 | 15 | 11.81 | |
| Number of Children | 0.779 | |||||
| No Child | 12.98 | 12 | 13.95 | 15 | 12.3 | |
| 1-5 Children | 64.42 | 53 | 61.63 | 81 | 66.39 | |
| ≥ 5 Children | 22.6 | 21 | 24.43 | 26 | 21.31 | |
| Education | 0.221 | |||||
| No formal Education | 2.43 | 4 | 4.49 | 1 | 0.8 | |
| Primary | 7.94 | 9 | 10.11 | 8 | 6.4 | |
| secondary | 11.68 | 9 | 10.11 | 16 | 12.8 | |
| Tertiary | 78.04 | 67 | 75.28 | 100 | 80 | |
| Socio-economic class | 0.889 | |||||
| Unskilled | 40.57 | 38 | 42.7 | 48 | 39.02 | |
| Semi-skilled | 12.74 | 11 | 12.36 | 16 | 13.01 | |
| highly skilled | 46.7 | 40 | 44.94 | 59 | 47.97 | |
| Religion | 0.189 | |||||
| Hindu | 9.35 | 4 | 4.55 | 16 | 12.7 | |
| Islam | 17.29 | 18 | 20.45 | 19 | 15.08 | |
| Judaism | 0.49 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.79 | |
| Protestant | 65.42 | 59 | 67.05 | 81 | 64.29 | |
| Catholic | 7.01 | 6 | 6.82 | 9 | 7.14 | |
| Others | 0.47 | 1 | 1.14 | 0 | 0 | |
| Insurance Status | 0.295 | |||||
| Has Health Insurance | 61.35 | 57 | 65.52 | 70 | 58.33 | |
| No Health Insurance | 38.65 | 30 | 34.48 | 50 | 41.67 | |
| AD Discussion | <0.05 | |||||
| Caregiver Discussed AD | 48.15 | 82 | 92.13 | 22 | 17.32 | |
| Caregiver didn’t Discuss AD | 51.85 | 7 | 7.87 | 105 | 82.68 | |
| No. of Morbidities | 0.25 | |||||
| 1 - 3 Morbidities | 47 | 52.81 | 51 | 40.16 | ||
| > 3 Morbidities | 38.43 | 28 | 31.46 | 55 | 43.31 | |
| Number of Admission | 0.43 | |||||
| 1 - 3 Admissions | 93.98 | 85 | 95.51 | 118 | 92.91 | |
| > 3 Admissions | 6.02 | 4 | 4.49 | 9 | 7.09 | |
| Specialty | <0.05 | |||||
| Oncology | 68.52 | 75 | 84.27 | 73 | 57.48 | |
| Non-Oncology | 31.48 | 14 | 15.73 | 54 | 42.52 | |
| History of Surgery | 0.201 | |||||
| History of Major Surgery | 9.14 | 4 | 4.49 | 11 | 9.09 | |
| No History of Major Surgery | 92.86 | 85 | 9551 | 110 | 90.91 | |
| ICU Admission | <0.05 | |||||
| Previous ICU Admission | 40.47 | 20 | 22.47 | 69 | 53.17 | |
| No Previous ICU Admission | 59.53 | 67 | 77.53 | 59 | 46.83 | |
| Intubation History | <0.05 | |||||
| Previous Intubation | 34.42 | 17 | 19.1 | 57 | 45.24 | |
| No Previous Intubation | 65.52 | 72 | 80.9 | 69 | 54.76 | |
| Palliative Care Consult | <0.05 | |||||
| Palliative Care Consult | 54.88 | 71 | 80.68 | 47 | 37.01 | |
| No Palliative Care Consult | 45.12 | 17 | 19.88 | 80 | 62.99 | |
| Functional Status | <0.05 | |||||
| Functional Impairment | 83.33 | 82 | 92.13 | 98 | 77.17 | |
| No Functional Impairment | 16.67 | 7 | 7.87 | 29 | 22.83 | |
| Household Composition | 0.186 | |||||
| Lives alone | 7.87 | 10 | 11.24 | 7 | 5.51 | |
| Lives with Immediate Family | 64.35 | 52 | 58.43 | 87 | 68.5 | |
| Lives with Extended Family | 27.78 | 27 | 30.34 | 33 | 25.58 | |