The Scientific World Journal / 2012 / Article / Tab 2 / Research Article
Attitudes Regarding the Use of Ventilator Support Given a Supposed Terminal Condition among Community-Dwelling Mexican American and Non-Hispanic White Older Adults: A Pilot Study Table 2 Characteristics associated with agreement with ventilator use in a terminal condition.
Disagree/strongly disagree Agree/strongly agree Unadjusted odds ratio
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6
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8
(%)(95% CI) Age (Mean, SD) 71.1 (8.2) 69.0 (7.1) 0.97 (.91–1.02) 0.24 Gender Female 41 (62.1%) 11 (39.3%) Male 25 (37.9%) 17 (60.7%) 2.54 (1.02–6.28) 0.04 Education ≤10 years 23 (34.8%) 13 (46.4%) >10 years 43 (65.2%) 15 (53.6%) 0.62 (0.25–1.51) 0.29 Occupation Nonprofessional 45 (70.3%) 15 (53.6%) Professional 19 (29.7%) 13 (46.4%) 2.05 (0.82–5.13) 0.12 Self-reported health Excellent/good 40 (60.6%) 19 (67.9%) Fair/poor health 26 (39.4%) 9 (32.1%) 0.73 (0.29–1.86) 0.51 GDS Depressive symptoms (Mean, SD) 1.43 (2.0) 2.18 (1.7) 1.21 (0.96–1.51) 0.10 IADL No disability 49 (74.2%) 25 (89.3%) 2.89 (0.773–10.75) 0.10 Any disability 17 (25.8) 3 (10.7%) Living spouse 40 (61.5%) 18 (64.3%) 1.125 (0.45–2.82) 0.802 Widowed/not married 25 (38.5%) 10 (35.7%) Religiosity scale (mean, SD) 31.4 (4.56) 30.68 (3.88) 0.96 (0.87–1.07) 0.46 Income <$20k 41 (63.1%) 15 (53.6%) ≥$20k 24 (36.9%) 13 (46.4%) 1.48 (0.60–3.63) 0.390 English proficiency No 14 (21.2%) 9 (33.3%) Yes 52 (78.8%) 18 (66.7%) 0.54 (0.2–1.46) 0.22 1st or 2nd 38 (59.4%) 23 (85.2%) 3.94 (0.122–12.66) 0.017 3rd generation American 26 (40.6%) 4 (14.8%)
IADL: Instrumental Activities of Daily Living.