Median (interquartile range), unless otherwise specified | |||||
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All (n = 63) | Chinese (n = 22) | Malays (n = 20) | Indians (n = 21) | p value | |
Age (years) | 44 (32, 56) | 45 (32, 56) | 42 (26, 50) | 35 (41, 57) | 0.76 |
Female (N, %) | 33 (52) | 12 (55) | 10 (50) | 11 (52) | 0.96 |
Years of education | 10.0 (8.0, 13.0) | 13.0 (10.0, 15.0) | 10.0 (8.0, 12.0) | 10.0 (8.0, 12.0) | 0.019 |
Presence of chronic medical conditions† (N, %) | 32 (51) | 10 (45) | 9 (45) | 13 (62) | 0.46 |
Working (N, %) | 38 (60) | 10 (45) | 13 (65) | 15 (71) | 0.19 |
Healthcare background (N, %)‡ | 9 (15) | 6 (27) | 2 (11) | 1 (5) | 0.11 |
Religiosity§ | 6.0 (5.0, 8.0) | 5.0 (2.3, 7.0) | 6.5 (5.0, 8.8) | 7.0 (5.0, 10) | 0.036 |
Ease in discussing death§ | 8.0 (6.0,10) | 8.0 (7.0, 9.0) | 8.0 (5.0, 10) | 8.0 (6.0, 10) | 0.82 |
Acceptability of descriptors of death§ | |||||
Passed away | 8.0 (7.0, 10) | 8.0 (7.0, 9.0) | 9.5 (7.0, 10) | 8.0 (6.5, 10) | 0.37 |
Departed | 8.0 (5.0, 9.0) | 8.0 (7.0, 9.0) | 8.0 (5.0, 10) | 6.0 (4.0, 9.5) | 0.31 |
Deceased | 8.0 (5.0, 10) | 7.0 (5.8, 8.3) | 9.0 (7.0, 10) | 7.0 (5.0, 10) | 0.20 |
Demised | 7.0 (5.0, 10) | 7.5 (7.0, 9.0) | 8.0 (5.0, 10) | 6.0 (3.5, 9.5) | 0.27 |
Death | 7.0 (5.0, 9.0) | 6.5 (5.0, 8.3) | 7.5 (5.0, 10) | 5.0 (4.0, 8.5) | 0.34 |
Dead | 7.0 (5.0, 9.0) | 6.5 (5.0, 8.3) | 9.5 (5.0, 10) | 6.0 (4.0, 8.0) | 0.084 |
Sudden death | 5.0 (3.0, 7.0) | 6.0 (3.8, 7.0) | 7.0 (5.0, 10) | 4.0 (1.5, 6.5) | 0.035 |
Immediate death | 5.0 (2.0, 8.0) | 5.0 (3.0, 7.3) | 6.5 (3.5, 10) | 3.0 (0.5, 7.0) | 0.033 |
Appropriateness of descriptors of worst health state§ | |||||
Pits | 4.0 (0, 8.0) | 5.0 (0, 7.3) | 2.5 (0, 5.0) | 6.0 (1.0, 8.5) | 0.17 |
All-worst | 7.0 (5.0, 9.0) | 7.5 (4.8, 8.0) | 5.0 (1.3, 7.0) | 9.0 (7.0, 10) | <0.001 |
Preferred descriptor of worst health state (N, %)|| | 0.43 | ||||
Pits | 12 (19) | 5 (23) | 5 (25) | 2 (10) | |
All-worst | 40 (63) | 14 (64) | 12 (60) | 14 (67) | |
Neither | 11 (16) | 3 (12) | 3 (15) | 5 (24) | |
Health state ratings# | |||||
Visual analogue scale (range 0 to 10) | |||||
Mild (11122) | 8.0 (7.0, 10) | 7.8 (6.4, 8.0) | 9.0 (8.0, 10) | 9.0 (7.5, 10) | 0.005 |
Moderate (23321) | 4.0 (2.0, 5.0) | 3.5 (2.4, 5.0) | 0 (0, 0.5) | 3.0 (1.5, 5.0) | 0.19 |
Severe (32313) | 1.0 (0, 2.5) | 1.5 (1.0, 2.5) | 0 (1.0, 3.0) | 0 (0, 5.0) | 0.003 |
Time-trade off scores (range – 19 to 1) | |||||
Mild (11122) | 0.85 (0.45, 0.95) | 0.88 (0.56, 0.95) | 0.90 (0.50, 1) | 0.80 (0.20, 0.95) | 0.43 |
Moderate (23321) | 0.00 (-0.67, 0.50) | 0.20 (-0.49, 0.75) | -0.10 (-3.00, 0.50) | -0.11 (-0.55, 0.00) | 0.07 |
Severe (32313) | -0.25 (-0.82, 0.05) | 0.00 (-0.67, 0.36) | -0.25 (-4.00, 0.06) | -0.33 (-0.75, 0.00) | 0.24 |