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Table 2 ELD incidence 2007 by age groups, non-sudden deaths (weighted %)

From: Age-based disparities in end-of-life decisions in Belgium: a population-based death certificate survey

 

Patient age (yrs)

p-value*

 

−45

45-64

65-69

70-74

75-79

80-84

85-89

90+

biv.

multiv.

 

n = 76

n = 474

n = 217

n = 293

n = 462

n = 483

n = 391

n = 333

  

APS

74,4

61,5

59,0

62,8

50,4

50,5

46,7

46,5

<0.001

0.119

APS+

18,6

13,4

13,1

15,5

12,4

12,5

9,6

6,8

0.017

0.504

NTD

54,4

53,8

53,2

56,6

50,1

52,4

50,1

51,7

0.800

0.761

NTD+

21,1

18,7

19,8

17,9

21,0

15,9

15,9

13,0

0.107

0.215

EAS

6,2

6,8

4,8

4,5

3,0

2,5

0,5

0,1

<0.001

0.359

LAWER

2,8

1,2

3,8

3,0

3,0

3,1

3,4

1,5

0.435

0.671

  1. Unweighted number of cases, weighted percentages.
  2. *p-values calculated by logistic regression (age entered as categorical variable). Multivariate regression with confounders sex, marital status, cause of death, place of death (no interaction effects); educational attainment not featured in multivariate model due to the large number of missings.
  3. ELD: end-of-life decision; APS: intensified alleviation of pain and other symptoms; APS+: intensified alleviation of pain and other symptoms co-intending life shortening; NTD: non-treatment decisions; NTD+: non-treatment decisions explicitly intending life shortening; EAS: euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide; LAWER: life ending acts without explicit patient request.
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