Table 1 Demographic characteristics of enrolled patients (n = 337)
Variables | Total | DNR document | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes (n = 66) | No (n = 271) | |||
Age | 81.3 ± 8.1 | 85.5 ± 7.0 | 80.3 ± 8.0 | < 0.001 |
Age stratification | < 0.001 | |||
65–74 | 73(21.7%) | 4(6.1%) | 69(25.5%) | |
75–84 | 139(41.2%) | 24(36.4%) | 115(42.4%) | |
≥ 85 | 125(37.1%) | 38(57.6%) | 87(32.1%) | |
Gender | 0.82 | |||
Female | 198(58.8%) | 38(57.6%) | 160(59.0%) | |
Male | 139(41.2%) | 28(42.4%) | 111(41.0%) | |
Education | 0.45 | |||
≤ 6 years | 234(69.4%) | 49(74.2%) | 185(68.3%) | |
6 ~ 12 years | 77(22.8%) | 14(21.2%) | 63(23.2%) | |
> 12 years | 26(7.7%) | 3(4.5%) | 23(8.5%) | |
Marriage | 0.87 | |||
Unmarried | 4(1.2%) | 1(1.5%) | 3(1.1%) | |
Married | 154(45.7%) | 29(43.9%) | 125(46.1%) | |
Widowed | 170(50.4%) | 35(53.0%) | 135(49.8%) | |
Separated / divorced | 9(9%) | 1(1.5%) | 8(3.0%) | |
Living status | 0.40 | |||
Alone | 18(5.3%) | 2(3.0%) | 16(5.9%) | |
Live with family | 280(83.1%) | 54(81.8%) | 226(83.4%) | |
Live in institution | 39(11.6%) | 10(15.2%) | 29(10.7%) | |
Surrogate decision-maker (proxy) | 0.21 | |||
Spouse | 35(10.4%) | 3(4.5%) | 32(11.8%) | |
Child | 272(80.7%) | 56(84.8%) | 216(79.7%) | |
Others | 30(8.9%) | 7(10.7%) | 23(8.5%) | |
Religion | 0.79 | |||
Nullifidian | 49(14.5%) | 10(15.2%) | 39(14.4%) | |
Christian | 16(4.7%) | 4(6.1%) | 12(4.4%) | |
Buddhism | 106(31.5%) | 19(28.8%) | 87(32.1%) | |
Taoism/Taiwanese folk religion | 158(46.9%) | 32(48.5%) | 126(46.5%) | |
Catholicism | 4(1.2%) | 0(0%) | 4(1.5%) | |
Others | 4(1.2%) | 1(1.5%) | 3(1.1%) | |