| Characteristic | Advance Directive and/POA (n = 6446) | No Advance Directive/POA (n = 15926) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Race Black Other White | 536 (21.69) 64 (20.25) 5,780 (29.96) | 1,935 (78.31) 252 (79.75) 13,515 (70.04) | < 0.0001 |
| Gender Female Male | 3,422 (29.73) 3,023 (27.83) | 8,088 (70.27) 7,838 (72.17) | 0.0017 |
| Age | 76.13 (70.91-83.10) | 73.30 (68.84-79.43) | < .0001 |
| Ethnicity Hispanic Not Hispanic | 18 (17.82) 6,290 (29.13) | 83 (82.18) 15,304 (70.87) | 0.0125 |
| Marital Status Divorced Married Other Single Widowed | 730 (30.24) 3,139 (25.67) 48 (30.00) 800 (27.51) 1,682 (37.40) | 1,684 (69.76) 9,090 (74.33) 112 (70.00) 2,108 (72.49) 2,815 (62.60) | < .0001 |
| Religion Catholic Other* Other Christian Traditional Protestant Non-Christian World Religion^ | 1,313 (33.22) 104 (33.44) 1,052 (31.12) 2,029 (34.04) 92 (32.28) | 2,639 (66.78) 207 (66.56) 2,329 (68.88) 3,932 (65.96) 193 (67.72) | 0.0748 |
| Insurance Status Medicaid Medicare Private Self-Pay | 283 (24.17) 5,747 (29.48) 340 (23.00) 1 (12.50) | 888 (75.83) 13,749 (70.52) 1,138 (77.00) 7 (87.50) | < .0001 |
|
Updated CCI Score
< 2 ≥ 2 | 4,738 (25.72) 1,708 (43.26) | 13,686 (74.28) 2,240 (56.74) | < .0001 |
| Advanced Care Planning
Discussion with Clinician No Yes | 5,380 (26.80) 1,066 (46.39) | 14,694 (73.20) 1,232 (53.61) | < .0001 |
Notes: Percentages do not reflect missing values. Statistics presented as n (row%) or median (Q1-Q3). *Other = self-identified by patients at registration on electronic health record; ^Non-Christian World Religions includes Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism.
Abbreviations: POA = healthcare power of attorney, CCI = updated Charlson comorbidity index.