Table 2 Social and cultural characteristics depending on sex
From: Limitation of life sustaining measures in neurocritical care: sex, timing, and advance directive
Male | Female | p | |
|---|---|---|---|
182 (54.3) | 153 (45.7) | ||
Nationality | |||
Swiss | 153 (84.1) | 131 (85.6) | 0.761 |
Language | |||
German-Speaking | 164 (90.1) | 137 (89.5) | 1.000 |
Religion | |||
Agnostic | 82 (45.1) | 69 (14.1) | 0.778 |
Catholic | 54 (29.7) | 45 (29.4) | |
Protestant | 40 (22.0) | 32 (20.9) | |
Muslim | 3 (1.6) | 5 (3.3) | |
Jewish | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.7) | |
Other | 3 (1.6) | 1 (0.7) | |
Civil status | |||
Single | 25 (13.7) | 16 (10.5) | < 0.001 |
Widowed* | 11 (6.0) | 32 (20.9) | |
Partnership/marriage* | 135 (74.2) | 86 (56.2) | |
Divorced* | 11 (6.0) | 19 (12.5) | |
No partner | 47 (25.8) | 67 (43.8) | 0.001 |
Autonomy | |||
Dependent in daily life | 37 (20.3) | 23 (15.0) | 0.253 |
Living situation | |||
Alone | 42 (23.1) | 55 (35.9) | 0.011 |
SDM | |||
Daughter/son* | 42 (23.1) | 62 (40.6) | 0.006 |
Spouse* | 91 (50.0) | 56 (36.6) | |
Life partner | 12 (6.6) | 8 (5.2) | |
Sibling | 16 (8.8) | 13 (8.5) | |
KESB | 3 (1.6) | 5 (1.3) | |
Parent* | 11 (6.0) | 2 (1.3) | |
Other | 7 (3.8) | 9 (5.9) | |
Sex SDM | |||
Female | 151 (83.0) | 52 (34.0) | < 0.001 |