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Table 4 End-of-life treatment characteristics by educational attainment, non-sudden deaths*

From: Is educational attainment related to end-of-life decision-making? A large post-mortem survey in Belgium

 

Educational attainment

    
 

None/

Lower

Higher

 

Multivariate

 
 

primary

secondary

secondary/

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

p-value

   

higher

χ2

lower secondary

higher (secondary)

 
 

n = 877

n = 530

n = 544

p-value

vs. none/primary

vs.none/primary

 

Palliative care goal in last week**

72.9

77.6

72.1

.168

1.18 (0.86-1.61)

0.84 (0.61-1.16)

.167

Opioids administered in last 24 hours

57.3

66.7

66.0

<.001

1.42 (1.10-1.84)

1.49 (1.13-1.96)

.005

  1. *Figures are percentages adjusted for age and sex, expressed to all non-sudden deaths, and weighted for representativeness.
  2. **as opposed to life prolongation or curation.
  3. The p-values in italic indicate significant differences between educational level groups (p < .05, no Bonferoni correction). Variables entered in multivariate logistic regression model: educational attainment, age, sex, marital status, cause of death; no interaction effects.