Table 3. Characteristics of enrolled proxies and their loved ones by enrollment time.
| Weekdays 9am– 5pm | Evenings & weekends | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristics of Enrolled Proxies (N = 116) | (N = 47) | (N = 69) | |
| Agea, Median (range) | 50 (25, 70) | 51 (18, 77) | .77 |
| Sexa, N (%) | |||
| Male | 13 (28%) | 21 (30%) | 1.0 |
| Relationship to patient, N (%)d | |||
| Daughter | 13 (28%) | 16 (23%) | .43 |
| Wife/Girlfriend | 10 (21%) | 19 (28%) | |
| Husband/Boyfriend | 3 (6%) | 11 (16%) | |
| Son | 5 (11%) | 3 (4%) | |
| Other | 15 (32%) | 19 (28%) | |
| Racea, N (%) | |||
| Black or African American | 21 (45%) | 32 (46%) | .76 |
| White | 20 (43%) | 29 (42%) | |
| Other | 2 (4%) | 6 (9%) | |
| Years of Education, Median (range) | 14 (10, 21) | 14 (10, 24) | .17 |
| Have you ever supported a loved one in ICU before? N (%)b | |||
| Yes | 27 (57%) | 43 (62%) | .64 |
| No | 17 (36%) | 24 (35%) | |
| Unsure | 3 (6%) | 2 (3%) | |
| Is the enrolled subject the patient's legal proxy? N (%) | |||
| Yes | 29 (62%) | 46 (67%) | .65 |
| Characteristics of Patients (N = 108) | (N = 44) | (N = 64) | |
| Median income of zip code, N (%)c | |||
| <$40K | 11 (25%) | 20 (31%) | .29 |
| $40K-$69K | 20 (45%) | 20 (31%) | |
| $70K-$99K | 8 (18%) | 12 (19%) | |
| ≥$100K | 4 (9%) | 12 (19%) | |
| Length of stay | |||
| ICU length of stay, median (range) | 5 (1, 26) | 5 (2, 49) | .44 |
| Hospital length of stay, median (range) | 9 (2, 54) | 12 (3, 218) | .05 |
Abbreviations: DNI, Do Not Intubate; DNR, Do Not Resuscitate; ICU, Intensive Care Unit; IQR, Interquartile Range
a Proxies declined to report information on their age (n = 4), sex (n = 2), and race (n = 6).
b Percentages do not sum to 100% due to rounding.
c No zip code was provided for 1 patient from Saudi Arabia with a proxy enrolled on a weekday. US Census Bureau 2010–2014; $41,819 median household income for Baltimore City; $74,194 median household income for MD state.
d We need to figure out how the 2 missing people were related