Table 5.
Comparison of characteristics according to the LST decision-making
| Total | No. (%) | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Self-determinants | Family-determinants | |||
| No. of registrations | 33,549 | 10,774 (32.1) | 22,775 (67.9) | |
| Diagnosis | ||||
| Non-cancer | 13,772 | 1,391 (12.9) | 12,331 (54.1) | < 0.001 |
| Cancer | 19,827 | 9,383 (87.1) | 10,444 (45.9) | |
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 20,112 | 6,822 (63.3) | 13,290 (58.4) | < 0.001 |
| Female | 13,437 | 3,952 (36.7) | 9,485 (41.6) | |
| Age (yr) | 73 (62–81) | 67 (58–76) | 75 (65–82) | < 0.001 |
| Hospital type | ||||
| Advanced general | 20,567 | 5,816 (54.0) | 14,751 (64.8) | < 0.001 |
| General | 11,753 | 4,430 (41.1) | 7,323 (32.2) | |
| Hospital | 1,089 | 480 (4.5) | 609 (2.7) | |
| Nursing hospital | 112 | 26 (0.2) | 86 (0.4) | |
| Clinic | 28 | 22 (0.2) | 6 (0) | |
| Hospital location a) | ||||
| Seoul | 12,354 | 4,027 (32.6) | 8,327 (67.4) | < 0.001 |
| Busan | 1,482 | 555 (37.4) | 927 (62.6) | |
| Daegu | 2,200 | 734 (33.4) | 1,466 (66.6) | |
| Incheon | 2,538 | 905 (35.7) | 1,633 (64.3) | |
| Gwangju | 610 | 13 (2.1) | 597 (97.9) | |
| Daejeon | 162 | 32 (19.8) | 130 (80.2) | |
| Ulsan | 970 | 502 (51.8) | 468 (48.2) | |
| Gyeonggi-do | 5,398 | 1,861 (34.5) | 3,537 (65.5) | |
| Gangwon-do | 762 | 206 (27.0) | 556 (73.0) | |
| Chungcheongbuk-do | 884 | 211 (23.9) | 673 (76.1) | |
| Chungcheongnam-do | 866 | 180 (20.8) | 686 (79.2) | |
| Jeollabuk-do | 1,699 | 199 (11.7) | 1,500 (88.3) | |
| Jeollanam-do | 1,048 | 511 (48.8) | 537 (51.2) | |
| Gyeongsangbuk-do | 163 | 6 (3.7) | 157 (96.3) | |
| Gyeongsangnam-do | 1,861 | 632 (34.0) | 1,229 (66.0) | |
| Jeju Island | 552 | 200 (36.2) | 352 (63.8) | |
Values are presented as number (%) or median (IQR). IQR, interquartile range; LST, life-sustaining treatment.
a)
Percentages were summation within the region.