Table 5 Univariable Analyses of the Influence of Sociocultural Variables on Descriptors of Death.

Dead

p value

Passed Away

p value

Death

p value

Deceased

p value

Ethnicity

0.084

0.37

0.34

0.20

   Chinese

6.5 (5.0, 8.3)

8.0 (7.0, 9.0)

6.5 (5.0, 8.3)

7.0 (5.8, 8.3)

   Malays

9.5 (5.0, 10)

9.5 (7.0, 10)

7.5 (5.0, 10)

9.0 (7.0, 10)

   Indians

6.0 (4.0, 8.0)

8.0 (6.5, 10)

5.0 (4.0, 8.5)

7.0 (5.0, 10)

Age (years)

-0.017

0.90

-0.021

0.87

-0.11

0.37

-0.11

0.38

Gender

0.23

0.40

0.21

0.24

   Male

7.0 (5.0, 10)

8.5 (6.8, 10)

7.0 (5.0, 10)

8.0 (5.0, 10)

   Female

6.0 (5.0, 9.0)

8.0 (7.0, 10)

6.0 (5.0, 8.0)

7.0 (5.5, 9.5)

Education (years)

0.030

0.81

0.080

0.53

0.19

0.13

0.22

0.084

Chronic medical conditions

0.69

0.69

0.14

0.12

   No

7.0 (5.0, 10)

8.0 (7.0, 10)

7.0 (5.0, 9.0)

8.0 (7.0, 10)

   Yes

6.5 (5.0, 9.0)

8.0 (7.0, 10)

5.0 (5.0, 9.0)

7.0 (5.0, 10)

Working

0.65

0.62

0.45

0.52

   No

7.0 (5.0, 9.0)

8.0 (7.0, 10)

7.0 (5.0, 9.5)

8.0 (6.5, 10)

   Yes

6.0 (5.0, 10)

8.0 (6.8, 10)

6.5 (5.0, 8.3)

7.0 (5.0, 10)

Healthcare background

0.75

0.44

0.73

0.26

   No

6.0 (5.0, 10)

8.0 (7.0, 10)

7.0 (5.0, 9.0)

7.0 (5.0, 10)

   Yes

7.0 (4.0, 9.0)

8.0 (6.0, 9.5)

7.0 (4.0, 8.5)

8.0 (7.0, 10)

Religiosity^†

0.034

0.79

0.052

0.69

-0.058

0.65

0.088

0.49

Demised

p value

Departed

p value

Sudden Death

p value

Immediate Death

p value

Ethnicity

0.27

0.31

0.033

0.033

   Chinese

7.5 (7.0, 9.0)

8.0 (7.0, 9.0)

6.0 (3.8, 7.0)

5.0 (3.0, 7.3)

   Malays

8.0 (5.0, 10)

8.0 (5.0, 10)

7.0 (5.0, 10)

6.5 (3.5, 10)

   Indians

6.0 (3.5, 9.5)

6.0 (4.0, 9.5)

4.0 (1.5, 6.5)

3.0 (0.5, 7.0)

Age (years)

-0.07

0.58

-0.15

0.25

-0.25

0.05

-0.17

0.2

Gender

0.60

0.65

0.32

0.34

   Male

8.0 (5.0, 10)

8.0 (5.0, 9.3)

6.0 (4.0, 8.0)

5.0 (3.0, 8.5)

   Female

7.0 (5.0, 9.0)

7.0 (5.0, 9.5)

5.0 (2.5, 7.0)

5.0 (1.0, 7.5)

Education (years)

0.30

0.017

0.25

0.047

0.28

0.024

0.13

0.32

Chronic medical conditions

0.53

0.010

0.060

0.080

   No

8.0 (6.0, 10)

8.0 (7.0, 10)

6.0 (4.0, 9.0)

5.0 (3.0, 8.0)

   Yes

7.0 (5.0, 9.8)

6.5 (5.0, 8.0)

5.0 (2.0, 7.0)

5.0 (1.0, 7.8)

Working

0.44

0.14

0.56

0.81

   No

8.0 (5.5, 10)

8.0 (7.0, 10)

6.0 (4.0, 8.0)

5.0 (2.5, 8.0)

   Yes

7.0 (5.0, 9.3)

5.0 (7.5, 8.3)

5.0 (3.0, 7.0)

5.0 (2.0, 8.0)

Healthcare background

0.27

0.17

0.02

0.09

   No

7.0 (5.0, 9.5)

5.0 (5.0, 9.0)

5.0 (3.0, 7.0)

5.0 (2.0, 8.0)

   Yes

8.0 (7.0, 9.5)

8.0 (7.0, 10)

7.0 (6.5, 9.5)

7.0 (5.0, 8.5)

Religiosity^†

-0.0063

0.96

0.070

0.59

-0.023

0.86

-0.10

0.42