Acceptance of living liver donation among medical students: A multicenter stratified study from Spain

Table 7 Variables affecting the attitude of university medical students toward unrelated living liver donation, a multivariate study

Variable	Regression coefficient (β)	Standard error	OR (CI)	P value
			1
Age (21 ± 3 yr)	0.026	0.012	1.026 (1.051-1.002)	0.037
Year of medicine
First (n = 2090)			1
Second (n = 1965)	0.082	0.120	1.085 (1.373-0.857)	0.496
Third (n = 1375)	0.205	0.131	1.226 (1.587-0.949)	0.118
Fourth (n = 1301)	0.362	0.131	1.436 (1.855-1.111)	0.006
Fifth (n = 1113)	0.467	0.141	1.594 (2.100-1.210)	0.001
Sixth (n = 1431)	0.556	0.138	1.745 (2.288-1.331)	< 0.001
Attitude toward deceased donation
Against - Undecided (n = 1899)			1
In favor (n = 7376)	0.546	0.106	1.724 (2.123-1.402)	< 0.001
Donating a living kidney
I do not know (n = 5619)
Yes, I would donate one (n = 2784)	2.552	0.078	12.820 (14.925-10.989)	< 0.001
No, I would not donate one (n = 872)	0.099	0.146	1.104 (0.830-1.469)	0.495
Willingness to accept a liver segment from a family member
I do not know (n = 2932)			1
Yes, I would accept it (n = 5342)	1.137	0.089	3.115 (3.717-2.617)	< 0.001
No, I would wait on the waiting list (n = 907)	0.257	0.144	1.293 (1.715-0.974)	0.074
A partner's opinion about donation and transplantation
I do not know it (n = 2451)			1
Yes, it is favorable (n = 2740)	0.367	0.099	1.443 (1.751-1.187)	< 0.001
Yes, he or she is against (n = 247)	0.336	0.227	1.398 (2.183-0.896)	0.139
I do not have a boyfriend/girlfriend (n = 3654)	0.344	0.094	1.410 (1.694-1.173)	< 0.001
Donating a family member's organs
No (n = 667)			1
Yes (n = 8424)	0.395	0.162	1.483 (2.040-1.078)	0.015
Participation in pro-social activities
No, I do not intend to particpate in them (n = 598)			1
Yes, regularly (n = 882)	0.690	0.219	1.992 (3.067-1.297)	0.002
Yes, occasionally (n = 1968)	0.611	0.200	1.841 (2.724-1.243)	0.002
No, but I would be willing to (n = 5766)	0.518	0.190	1.677 (2.439-1.157)	0.006
Knowing the attitude of one's religion toward donation and transplantation
Yes, against (n = 723)			1
Yes, in favor (n = 3049)	0.336	0.110	1.398 (1.736-1.127)	0.002
I do not know it (n = 1152)	0.249	0.123	1.282 (1.633-1.008)	0.043