Table 1 Personal data, n (%)
| Â | Medical staff | Patients | Medical students | Non-medical persons | Total of respondents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean age | 31.8 | 55.2 | 23.1 | 30.3 | 32.0; Range: 19–80 |
Gender | |||||
 Male | 40 (38.8) | 69 (67.6) | 68 (37.6) | 34 (29.6) | 211 (42.1) |
 Female | 63 (61.2) | 33 (32.4) | 113 (62.4) | 81 (70.4) | 290 (57.9) |
Current state of health | |||||
 ECOG 0 | 99 (97.1) | 34 (34.3) | 177 (98.3) | 109 (94.8) | 419 (84.5) |
 ECOG 1 | 3 (2.9) | 39 (39.4) | 2 (1.1) | 6 (5.2) | 50 (10.1) |
 ECOG 2 | 0 (0.0) | 24 (24.2) | 1 (0.6) | 0 (0.0) | 25 (5.0) |
 ECOG 3 | 0 (0.0) | 2 (2.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (0.4) |
 ECOG 4 | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
Smoking | |||||
 Yes | 19 (18.4) | 17 (16.5) | 14 (7.7) | 6 (5.2) | 56 (11.2) |
 No | 84 (81.6) | 86 (83.5) | 167 (92.3) | 109 (94.8) | 446 (88.8) |
Body mass index | |||||
 < 18.5 | 1 (1.1) | 3 (3.2) | 7 (3.9) | 10 (8.8) | 21 (4.4) |
 18.5–24.9 | 70 (74.5) | 41 (43.2) | 155 (87.1) | 75 (66.4) | 341 (71.0) |
 25–29.9 | 16 (17.0) | 32 (33.7) | 16 (9.0) | 21 (18.6) | 85 (17.7) |
 >/= 30 | 7 (7.4) | 19 (20.0) | 0 (0.0) | 7 (6.2) | 33 (6.9) |
Highest completed level of education | |||||
 Basic secondary (Hauptschule) | 1 (1.0) | 39 (39.8) | 1 (0.6) | 1 (0.9) | 42 (8.5) |
 Advanced secondary (Realschule) | 14 (13.9) | 27 (27.6) | 0 (0.0) | 4 (3.5) | 45 (9.1) |
 Final secondary (Hochschulreife) | 32 (31.7) | 9 (9.2) | 159 (88.8) | 52 (45.2) | 252 (51.1) |
 College (Fachhochschule) | 11 (10.9) | 10 (10.2) | 3 (1.7) | 5 (4.3) | 29 (5.9) |
 University (Universität) | 43 (42.6) | 13 (13.3) | 16 (8.9) | 53 (46.1) | 125 (25.4) |
Considering oneself a religious person | |||||
 Yes | 54 (52.9) | 72 (74.2) | 91 (51.7) | 58 (50.4) | 275 (56.1) |
 No | 48 (47.1) | 25 (25.8) | 85 (48.3) | 57 (49.6) | 215 (43.9) |
Working in the field of transplantation medicine | |||||
 Yes | 53 (51.5) | 0 (0.0) | 16 (8.8) | 0 (0.0) | 69 (13.9) |
 No | 50 (48.5) | 99 (100.0) | 165 (91.2) | 115 (100.0) | 429 (86.1) |
Willingness to donate organs | |||||
 Yes | 84 (82.4) | 92 (92.0) | 149 (82.8) | 85 (73.9) | 410 (82.5) |
 No | 14 (13.7) | 4 (4.0) | 13 (7.2) | 11 (9.6) | 42 (8.5) |
 I do not know | 4 (3.9) | 4 (4.0) | 18 (10.0) | 19 (16.5) | 45 (9.1) |