Table 2 Results of bivariate analysis
Use of family meeting1 | Initiation time | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | p-value | mean | S.D | p-value | |
Age (years) | *** | *** | ||||
(1) ≤ 6 | 50 | 3.91 | 101.78 | 118.65 | (7)> (6)-(4) | |
(2) 7–12 | 52 | 7.23 | 67.21 | 90.75 | (6)> (5)-(4) | |
(3) 13–18 | 110 | 5.23 | 83.91 | 207.10 | ||
(4) 19–40 | 1,948 | 6.47 | 69.79 | 128.66 | ||
(5) 41–65 | 21,216 | 10.26 | 72.70 | 125.88 | ||
(6) 66–85 | 33,463 | 9.18 | 86.69 | 149.18 | ||
(7) ≥ 86 | 15,104 | 8.06 | 107.61 | 185.22 | ||
Gender | * | *** | ||||
Male | 42,678 | 9.02 | 84.29 | 146.16 | ||
Female | 29,265 | 9.15 | 89.71 | 158.61 | ||
Marital status | *** | *** | ||||
(1) Single | 5,414 | 7.30 | 84.63 | 152.02 | (4)> (1)-(3) | |
(2) Married | 40,098 | 9.88 | 81.14 | 140.41 | ||
(3) Divorced | 5,959 | 9.05 | 79.39 | 130.56 | ||
(4) Widowed | 20,472 | 8.29 | 99.53 | 174.9 | ||
Poverty | *** | |||||
Yes | 4,765 | 8.98 | 112.71 | 184.81 | ||
No | 67,178 | 9.08 | 84.63 | 148.54 | ||
Urbanization | *** | |||||
Urban | 59,173 | 9.58 | 85.37 | 143.8 | ||
Rural | 12,770 | 7.28 | 86.73 | 152.95 | ||
Medical condition | *** | *** | ||||
(1) Cancer | 34,856 | 15.25 | 70.02 | 112.33 | (2)> (1),(3) | |
(2) Major illness | 20,888 | 10.95 | 125.54 | 195.16 | ||
(3) None of the above | 16,199 | 4.34 | 71.6 | 150.74 | ||
Use of hospice care | *** | *** | ||||
Yes | 38,387 | 53.36 | 69.54 | 109.02 | ||
No | 33,556 | 46.64 | 105.88 | 186.6 | ||
Use of CPR | *** | |||||
Yes | 1,819 | 2.53 | 119.11 | 198.09 | ||
No | 70,124 | 97.47 | 85.65 | 149.87 | ||
Site of first family meeting | *** | |||||
(1) Public Hospitals | -- | -- | 82.85 | 142.76 | (3)> (1),(2) | |
(2) Not-for-profit hospitals | -- | -- | 78.52 | 131.73 | (1)> (2) | |
(3) Private Hospitals | -- | -- | 132.22 | 228.86 | ||
Level | *** | |||||
(1) Medical center | -- | -- | 70.65 | 122.21 | (3)> (1),(2) | |
(2) Regional hospital | -- | -- | 86.03 | 139.94 | (2)> (1) | |
(3) Community hospital and clinics | -- | -- | 126.62 | 222.56 | ||