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Table 2 Results of factors associated with attitudes in favor of life-sustaining treatment

From: Association of perceived life satisfaction with attitudes toward life-sustaining treatment among the elderly in South Korea: a cross-sectional study

Variables

Men

Women

Attitudes in favor of life-sustaining treatment

Attitudes in favor of life-sustaining treatment

Na

%b

Crude PR

95% CI

Adjusted PR

95% CI

Na

%b

Crude PR

95% CI

Adjusted PR

95% CI

Life satisfaction

 Satisfied

253

46.2

1.00

 

1.00

 

354

43.9

1.00

 

1.00

 

 Dissatisfied

295

53.8

1.38

(1.15-1.64

1.52

(1.26-1.83)

452

56.1

1.27

(1.09-1.47)

1.28

(1.09--1.51)

Age

 65 ~ 69

211

38.5

1.53

(1.14-2.05)

1.48

(1.06-2.05)

298

37.0

1.14

(0.93-1.40)

1.20

(0.93-1.55)

 70 ~ 74

150

27.4

1.54

(1.14-2.08)

1.51

(1.09-2.08)

184

22.8

1.00

(0.80-1.26)

1.04

(0.81-1.32)

 75 ~ 79

115

21.0

1.49

(1.07-2.07)

1.46

(1.05-2.02)

151

18.7

1.02

(0.79-1.31)

1.03

(0.80-1.33)

 80 or over

72

13.1

1.00

 

1.00

 

173

21.5

1.00

 

1.00

 

Marital status

 Married

444

81.0

1.00

 

1.00

 

359

44.5

1.00

 

1.00

 

 Unmarried or Being separately

104

19.0

0.83

(0.65-1.04)

0.84

(0.66-1.08)

447

55.5

0.93

(0.80-1.08)

0.88

(0.75-1.03)

Region

 Urban

276

50.4

1.00

 

1.00

 

411

51.0

1.00

 

1.00

 

 Rural

272

49.6

0.72

(0.61-0.86)

0.72

(0.60-0.85)

395

49.0

0.68

(0.59-0.79)

0.67

(0.58-0.78)

Schooling years

 0 ~ 6

167

30.5

1.78

(1.17-2.71)

1.85

(1.19-2.89)

461

57.2

1.48

(0.82-2.65)

1.50

(0.82-2.73)

 7 ~ 12

354

64.6

1.92

(1.29-2.86)

1.72

(1.15-2.57)

333

41.3

1.48

(0.83-2.67)

1.41

(0.78-2.56)

 13 or over

27

4.9

1.00

 

1.00

 

12

1.5

1.00

 

1.00

 

Household income

 Tertile 1

118

21.5

0.80

(0.63-1.02)

0.85

(0.65-1.09)

356

44.2

1.03

(0.86-1.22)

1.08

(0.89-1.30)

 Tertile 2

213

38.9

0.95

(0.78-1.16)

0.98

(0.80-1.20)

221

27.4

0.88

(0.73-1.07)

0.91

(0.75-1.11)

 Tertile 3

217

39.6

1.00

 

1.00

 

229

28.4

1.00

 

1.00

 

Smoking

 Yes

137

25.0

1.10

(0.90-1.34)

0.93

(0.76-1.15)

14

1.7

0.77

(0.44-1.35)

0.76

(0.45-1.31)

 No

411

75.0

1.00

 

1.00

 

792

98.3

1.00

 

1.00

 

Drinking

 Seldom

213

38.9

1.00

 

1.00

 

628

77.9

1.00

 

1.00

 

 Occasionally

266

48.5

1.59

(1.32-1.93)

1.52

(1.25-1.85)

167

20.7

1.44

(1.21-1.72)

1.45

(1.20-1.74)

 Frequently

69

12.6

1.23

(0.92-1.64)

1.10

(0.82-1.48)

11

1.4

0.74

(0.41-1.37)

0.84

(0.46-1.53)

Physical exercise

 Yes

292

53.3

1.00

 

1.00

 

372

46.2

1.00

 

1.00

 

 No

256

46.7

1.18

(0.99-1.40)

1.18

(0.99-1.40)

434

53.9

1.27

(1.09-1.47)

1.24

(1.07-1.45)

Big 5 chronic diseases

 Yes

162

29.6

0.88

(0.72-1.06)

0.91

(0.74-1.11)

251

31.1

1.02

(0.87-1.20)

1.00

(0.84-1.18)

 No

386

70.4

1.00

 

1.00

 

555

68.9

1.00

 

1.00

 

Subjective health status

 Good

313

57.1

1.00

 

1.00

 

345

42.8

1.00

 

1.00

 

 Bad

235

42.9

0.91

(0.76-1.09)

0.91

(0.74-1.11)

461

57.2

1.11

(0.96-1.29)

1.11

(0.93-1.31)

  1. aThe number of respondents who answered 1 to 3 points on a 5-point scale question, ‘What do you think about life-sustaining treatment even though you are unconscious or difficult to survive?’
  2. bIn the column, the percentage of the answer 1 to 3 points to the question of attitudes toward life-sustaining treatment
  3. *: p-value < 0.05