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	𝑃 value
	𝑛=66 (%)	𝑛=28 (%)	(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.