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- Figure 1.
Reported outcomes of discussions with physicians, by age and gender (n = 165).
Tables
- Table 1.
Participant Characteristics by Reported Discussions with Family Members or Physicians (n = 2990)
Characteristic n With Family (n = 426) With Physician (n = 165) % 95% CI % 95% CI Total 2990 14.2 13.0 to 15.5 5.5 4.7 to 6.3 Age (years)* 65 to 69 1243 13.8 11.9 to 15.8 5.6 4.3 to 6.8 70 to 74 1037 12.5 10.5 to 14.6 5.5 4.1 to 6.9 75 to 79 710 17.5 14.7 to 20.3 5.5 3.8 to 7.2 Gender* Male 1404 15.9 14.0 to 17.8 5.6 4.4 to 6.8 Female 1586 12.8 11.2 to 14.4 5.4 4.3 to 6.5 Race White 2557 14.6 13.2 to 16 5.5 4.6 to 6.4 Black 212 11.3 7.1 to 15.6 5.7 2.5 to 8.8 Asian 64 14.1 5.5 to 22.6 7.8 1.2 to 14.4 Other 157 12.7 7.5 to 18.0 4.5 1.2 to 7.7 Hispanic Yes 83 13.3 6.0 to 20.6 1.2 0.0 to 3.6 No 2794 14.5 13.2 to 15.8 5.8 4.9 to 6.6 Educationb ≤Some college 1062 12.0 10.0 to 13.9 5.2 3.8 to 6.5 Bachelors 698 12.0 9.6 to 14.4 4.3 2.8 to 5.8 ≥Masters 1221 17.5 15.4 to 19.7 6.6 5.2 to 7.9 Income ≤$49,999 775 12.6 10.3 to 15 6.2 4.5 to 7.9 $50,000 to $79,999 719 14.3 11.8 to 16.9 7.0 5.1 to 8.8 $80,000 to $99,999 431 14.8 11.5 to 18.2 5.8 3.6 to 8.0 ≥$100,000 959 16.2 13.8 to 18.5 4.1 2.8 to 5.3 Paid employment Yes 904 13.4 11.3 to 15.7 4.2 2.9 to 5.5 No 2084 14.5 13.0 to 16.1 6.1 5.1 to 7.1 Marital status* Married/living with partner 1974 15.3 13.7 to 16.9 5.5 4.5 to 6.5 Separated/divorced 608 11.3 8.8 to 13.9 6.1 4.2 to 8.0 Widowed 378 13.0 9.6 to 16.4 4.5 2.4 to 6.6 Traffic event¶ Yes 703 16.1 13.4 to 18.8 5.1 3.5 to 6.8 No 2286 13.7 12.3 to 15.1 5.6 4.7 to 6.5 Driving reduction†,§ No reduction 2442 13.4 12.0 to 14.7 5.0 4.1 to 5.9 For self-regulation 173 26.6 20.0 to 33.2 13.9 8.7 to 19.0 For other reason(s) 355 13.5 10.0 to 17.1 5.4 3.0 to 7.7 Other people… …depend on you for rides Yes 762 15.9 13.3 to 18.5 5.2 3.7 to 6.8 No 2222 13.7 12.3 to 15.1 5.6 4.6 to 6.5 …can give you rides Yes 2826 14.2 12.9 to 15.5 5.7 4.9 to 6.6 No 148 13.5 8.0 to 19.0 2.0 0 to 4.3 Driving scales‖ Mean (SD) Mean (SD) Self-rated average ability†,§ 5.65 (0.73) 5.67 (0.75) Errors† 1.54 (0.34) 1.47 (0.35) Violations† 1.7 (0.41) 1.61 (0.37) Strategic Self Regulation†,§ 2.96 (2.42) 3.22 (2.56) Tactical Self Regulation†,‡ 3.18 (1.7) 3.26 (1.68) ↵Family discussion prevalence differs by characteristic at P < .05* or P < .001† via χ2 tests; physician discussion prevalence differs at P < .05‡ or P < .001§ via χ2 tests or Fisher's exact tests.
↵¶ “Traffic event” was ≥1 motor vehicle crash, police stop, or traffic ticket within the past year.
↵‖ See Methods for full description of scales.
CI, confidential interval; SD, standard deviation.
- Table 2.
Factors Associated with Older Adults Reporting Driving Discussions with Family Members or Physicians
Characteristic Family member AOR (95%CI) Physician AOR (95%CI) Age (years) 65 to 69 1.00 (Ref) — 70 to 74 0.86 (0.6 to 1.12) — 75 to 79 1.16 (0.88 to 1.53) — Gender Male 1.32 (1.05 to 1.66)* — Female 1.00 (Ref) — Hispanic Yes — 0.24 (0.03 to 1.75) No — 1.00 (Ref) Education ≤Some college 1.00 (Ref) 1.00 (Ref) Bachelors 0.92 (0.67 to 1.27) 1.03 (0.64 to 1.68) ≥Masters 1.65 (1.27 to 2.13)† 1.77 (1.17 to 2.68)† Income ≤$49,999 — 1.00 (Ref) $50,000 to 79,999 — 1.13 (0.73 to 1.75) $80,000 to $99,999 — 0.91 (0.53 to 1.57) ≥$100,000 — 0.69 (0.42 to 1.13) Employed (paid) No — 1.00 (Ref) Yes — 0.75 (0.51 to 1.11) Traffic event§ No 1.00 (Ref) — Yes 1.27 (0.99 to 1.63) — Driving reduction None 1.00 (Ref) 1.00 (Ref) Self-regulation 1.68 (1.12 to 2.53)† 2.10 (1.25 to 3.50)† Other reason(s) 0.94 (0.66 to 1.33) 1.14 (0.69 to 1.90) Others… …dependent for rides No 1.00 (Ref) — Yes 1.23 (0.96 to 1.58) — …can give rides No — 1.00 (Ref) Yes — 3.13 (0.98 to 10.04) Driving scales¶ Self-rated driving ability 0.67 (0.56 to 0.79)‡ 0.75 (0.59 to 0.95)* Errors 1.65 (1.13 to 2.39)* — Violations 1.45 (1.06 to 1.99)* — Strategic self-regulation 1.09 (1.04 to 1.15)† 1.10 (1.03 to 1.19)† Tactical Self-regulation — — AOR, adjusted odds ratio (adjusted for all other characteristics in AOR model); CI, confidential interval. Italics indicate statistically significant results.
↵* P < .05;
↵† P < .01;
↵‡ P < .001.
↵§ “Traffic event” was ≥1 crash, police stop, or traffic ticket within the past year.
↵¶ See Methods for full description of scales.
