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Table 3 Tests of consistency and difference of different clinical conditions between LST and ANH

From: Urban people’s preferences for life-sustaining treatment or artificial nutrition and hydration in advance decisions

Clinical conditions

Consistency testa

Difference testb

Kappa coefficients

p-value

Paired chi-square

p-value

Terminal diseases (LST vs. ANH)

0.917

 < 0.001

12.581

0.022

Irreversible coma (LST vs. ANH)

0.971

 < 0.001

4.143

0.529

Sustained vegetative (LST vs. ANH)

0.972

 < 0.001

N/A

N/A

Severe debilitating dementia (LST vs. ANH)

0.960

 < 0.001

11.400

0.05

proclaimed unbearable/incurable diseases (LST vs. ANH)

0.969

 < 0.001

3.077

0.545

  1. adenotes Kappa coefficient
  2. bdenotes McNemar-Bowker test