Table 2 Result from multivariable analysis showing impact of demographic factors on opinions against the change to ‘opt-out’ organ donation legislation in England amongst NHS staff September-December 2020
Factor | Number | Odds ratio* | 95% CI | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ethnicity (p < 0.0001) | ||||
White | 5281 | 1.0 | - | |
Asian | 212 | 3.5 | 2.3–5.5 | < 0.0001 |
Black | 92 | 7.2 | 4.5–11.5 | < 0.0001 |
Chinese | 29 | 1.5 | 0.6–3.7 | 0.40 |
Mixed | 41 | 2.6 | 1.2–5.5 | 0.02 |
Other | 58 | 3.2 | 1.8–5.9 | 0.0001 |
Prefer not to say | 76 | 3.6 | 2.0–6.4 | < 0.0001 |
Age group (p < 0.0001) | Number | Odds ratio* | 95% CI | P value |
18–24 | 359 | 1.0 | - | |
25–34 | 1234 | 1.0 | 0.7–1.5 | 0.99 |
35–44 | 1279 | 1.5 | 1.1–2.2 | 0.03 |
45–54 | 1618 | 1.8 | 1.3–2.7 | 0.001 |
55+ | 1244 | 2.3 | 1.6–3.3 | < 0.0001 |
Prefer not to say | 55 | 3.6 | 1.7–7.6 | 0.0006 |
Gender -multivariable analysis indicated gender of responder was not significant when other variables were accounted for | 0.29 | |||
Religion (p < 0.0001) | Number | Odds ratio* | 95% CI | P value |
No religion | 2560 | 1.0 | - | |
Christian | 2814 | 1.4 | 1.2–1.7 | < 0.0001 |
Muslim | 75 | 2.7 | 1.5–4.9 | 0.001 |
Buddhist | 30 | 0.8 | 0.3–2.3 | 0.65 |
Jewish | 29 | 2.6 | 1.1–6.1 | 0.03 |
Hindu | 70 | 0.3 | 0.1–0.7 | 0.003 |
Sikh | 15 | 0.5 | 0.1–2.2 | 0.38 |
Prefer not to say/other | 196 | 1.9 | 1.3–2.8 | 0.002 |
Organisation (p = 0.008) | Number | Odds ratio* | 95% CI | P value |
Transplanting centre | 1022 | 1.0 | - | |
Other Acute Medical Trust | 2713 | 0.7 | 0.6–0.9 | 0.004 |
Ambulance Service | 598 | 0.5 | 0.4–0.8 | 0.0003 |
Mental Health Trust | 687 | 0.8 | 0.6–1.0 | 0.06 |
Primary Care Services | 684 | 0.7 | 0.6–1.0 | 0.04 |
Other/Missing | 85 | 1.0 | 0.5–1.7 | 0.91 |
Working in an area supporting donors or recipients -multivariable analysis indicated this was not significant when other variables were accounted for. | 0.72 | |||
Face to face contact with donors and recipients -multivariable analysis indicated this was not significant when other variables were accounted for. | 0.99 | |||
Have you discussed decision with family member (p < 0.0001) | Number | Odds ratio* | 95% CI | P value |
Yes | 4359 | 1.0 | - | |
No | 1430 | 4.0 | 3.4–4.7 | < 0.0001 |
Aware of changes to the organ donation legislation (p < 0.0001) | Number | Odds ratio* | 95% CI | P value |
Yes | 3950 | 1.0 | - | |
No | 1073 | 2.1 | 1.7–2.5 | < 0.0001 |
Not sure | 766 | 1.8 | 1.5–2.3 | < 0.0001 |