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Table 2 Multinomial logistic regression analysis

From: Determinants of acceptance of end-of-life interventions: a comparison between withdrawing life-prolonging treatment and euthanasia in Austria

 

Acceptance WLPT only

Acceptance WLPT & EUT

 

OR (CI)

p-value

OR (CI)

p-value

Socio-demographics

    

Gender (male = ref)

    

 Female

0.91 (0.66-1.25)

0.547

0.82 (0.62-1.08)

0.161

 Age

1.01 (1.00-1.02)

0.069

1.01 (1.00-1.02)

0.252

Education (compulsory school = ref)

    

 Apprentice/vocational

1.58 (0.98-2.53)

0.059

1.36 (0.92-2.00)

0.123

 High school diploma

1.72 (0.95-3.12)

0.073

1.04 (0.95-3.12)

0.889

 University

4.13 (2.11-8.09)

<0.001

2.40 (1.31-4.39)

0.005

Confession (Catholic = ref)

    

 Protestant

2.14 (0.96-4.78)

0.063

1.45 (0.67-3.11)

0.344

 Muslim

0.47 (0.19-1.20)

0.117

0.66 (0.32-1.34)

0.251

 Other

2.36 (0.77-7.22)

0.131

2.41 (0.85-6.85)

0.100

 No Confession

1.04 (0.61-1.77)

0.856

1.82 (1.17-2.82)

0.008

Household size (single = ref)

    

 Dual

0.79 (0.54-1.15)

0.216

0.93 (0.68-1.27)

0.636

 3+ persons

0.94 (0.64-1.40)

0.775

0.73 (0.51-1.02)

0.067

 Health status

0.92 (0.76-1.12)

0.403

0.92 (0.77-1.08)

0.309

Personal experience

    

Cared for ill (no = ref)

    

 Yes

1.00 (0.64-1.57)

0.991

0.95 (0.63-1.41)

0.786

Cared for dying (no = ref)

    

 Yes

1.69 (1.08-2.66)

0.022

1.42 (0.95-2.13)

0.086

Occupation health sector (no = ref)

    

 Yes

1.36 (0.68-2.70)

0.390

0.94 (0.49-1.80)

0.848

Orientations

    

 Religiosity

1.20 (0.98-1.48)

0.076

1.69 (1.42-2.01)

<0.001

 Liberalism

0.45 (0.36-0.57)

<0.001

0.49 (0.41-0.59)

<0.001

 Intercept

0.37 (0.16-0.85)

0.020

1.60 (0.80-3.19)

0.183

 N

1,578

 Log-likelihood

1,466

 R2 (Mc Fadden)

0.077

  1. Unweighted data. WLPT = withdrawing life-prolonging treatment, EUT = euthanasia. Reference category = non-acceptance of both WLPT and EUT. OR = odds ratio, CI = 95-% confidence interval