Table 4.
The associations of subjective economic status-gender groups with clustered reasons for refusal of LPT
| Variables | Combination of gender and subjective economic status | ||||
| Poor male | Poor female | Well-off male | Well-off female | p-value | |
| Age and future | 3 (14.3) | 5 (23.8) | 3 (14.3) | 10 (47.6) | < 0.001* |
| Dignity and humanity | 83 (14.6) | 62 (10.9) ‡ | 159 (27.9) | 265 (46.6) | |
| Financial burden on family | 144 (16.9) † | 144 (16.9) † | 201 (23.6) | 364 (42.7) ‡ | |
| Difficulty of nursing care | 35 (18.1) | 25 (13.0) | 39 (20.2) | 94 (48.7) | |
| Loss of independence | 16 (10.3) | 22 (14.1) | 32 (20.5) | 86 (55.1) † | |
| Mental and physical health | 19 (10.8) | 26 (14.8) | 40 (22.7) | 91 (51.7) | |
| Avoidance of unnecessary medical care | 9 (9.8) | 6 (6.5) ‡ | 43 (46.7) † | 34 (37.0) | |
Frequency (%)
*Indicates statistical significance.
†Indicates adjusted standardized residual > 1.96.
‡Indicates adjusted standardized residual < −1.96.