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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Jan 14.
Published in final edited form as: J Aging Health. 2015 Feb 2;27(6):983–1002. doi: 10.1177/0898264315569458

Table 3.

Multinomial Logistic Regression: Odds of Having FACP.

Formal only
Informal only vs. no FACP
Both
OR 95% CI OR 95% CI OR 95% CI
Talked to doctor 7.55** [2.10, 27.20] 5.33* [1.58, 17.98] 17.14*** [5.46, 53.79]
Health care utilization
    Saw doctor in the past year 1.39 [0.79, 2.45] 2.53*** [1.56, 4.09] 2.19*** [1.53, 3.12]
    Seen in the ER in the past year 0.91 [0.61, 1.35] 0.90 [0.67, 1.21] 1.09 [0.84, I.4I]
    Years seeing same doctor 1.09 [0.95, 1.26] .99 [0.89, 1.10] 1.05 [0.96, 1.15]
Current health
    Good, very good or excellent self-reported health 1.33 [0.50, 3.54] 0.89 [0.44, 1.81] 0.96 [0.53, 1.74]
    Depressive symptoms 1.02 [0.88, 1.17] 0.87* [0.78, 0.98] 0.87** [0.79, 0.96]
    Has had a stroke 1.17 [0.66, 2.08] 0.86 [0.53, 1.39] 1.11 [0.76, I.63]
    Has been diagnosed with heart disease 1.05 [0.75, 1.47] 1.29 [0.99, 1.67] 1.40** [1.12, 1.75]
    Has been diagnosed with cancer 0.94 [0.64, 1.38] 1.25 [0.93, 1.68] 1.35* [1.05, 1.73]
Recent experience of spouse death
    Slight or no physical pain 2.09 [0.89, 4.89] 1.23 [0.58, 2.67] 2.04* [1.10, 3.77]
    Severe or moderate physical pain 7.56*** [2.63, 21.76] 2.94* [1.06, 8.15] 4.81** [1.93, 12.00]
Recent experience of parent death
    Slight or no physical pain 1.16 [0.70, 1.92] 1.00 [0.66, 1.50] 1.32 [0.93, 1.85]
    Severe or moderate physical pain 1.04 [0.55, 1.98] 1.09 [0.68, 1.74] 1.21 [0.81, 1.80]
Sociodemographic characteristics
    Total assets 1.37*** [1.18, 1.59] 1.03 [0.93, 1.15] 1.47*** [1.33, 1.61]
    Some college or associates degree 1.32 [0.54, 3.25] 1.53 [0.78, 3.00] 1.57 [0.86, 2.84]
    College degree or more education 1.07 [0.77, 1.49] 1.29 [1.00, 1.65] 1.53*** [1.24, 1.89]
    Married 1.35 [0.94, 1.94] 1 49** [1.15, 1.92] 1.48*** [1.19, 1.84]
    Male 0.67* [0.50, 0.91] 0.53*** [0.42, 0.66] 0.43*** [0.35, 0.52]
    Age 1.39*** [1.22, 1.58] 0.92 [0.83, 1.02] 1.11* [1.02, 1.21]
F; df N 57;4,403
N 5,199

Source. Wisconsin Longitudinal Study (1957–2013).

Note: FACP = family advance care planning;

OR = odds ratio;

CI = confidence interval;

ER = emergency room.

*

p < .05

**

p < .01.

***

p < .001