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. 2006 Aug 9;90(11):1383–1385. doi: 10.1136/bjo.2006.098921

Table 1 Univariate predictors of donation (n = 837).

Refused donation, n (%) Consented to donation, n (%) Odds ratio (95% CI)
Relative
 Husband 80 (45.2) 97 (54.8)
 Wife 114 (36.8) 196 (63.2) 1.4 (1.0 to 2.1)
 Son 40 (41.2) 57 (58.8) 1.2 (0.7 to 1.9)
 Daughter 43 (33.6) 85 (66.4) 1.6 (1.0 to 2.6)
 Father 6 (17.1) 29 (82.9) 4.0 (1.6 to 10.1)
 Mother 2 (6.1) 31 (93.9) 12.8 (3.0 to 55.0)
 Both parents 13 (86.7) 2 (13.3) 0.1 (0.03 to 0.6)
 Brother 3 (15.0) 17 (85.0) 4.7 (1.3 to 16.5)
 Sister 7 (31.8) 15 (68.2) 1.8 (0.7 to 4.5)
Intent recorded on NSW licence (excluding one response of refused)
 Not stated* 148 (59.2) 102 (40.8)
 No licence 73 (59.8) 49 (40.2) 1.0 (0.6 to 1.5)
 Not checked 41 (25.5) 120 (74.5) 4.2 (2.7 to 6.6)
 Yes 46 (15.2) 257 (84.8) 8.1 (5.4 to 12.1)
Age of deceased (one missing observation)
<30* 20 (37.7) 33 (62.3)
 30–39 12 (33.3) 24 (66.7) 1.2 (0.5 to 2.9)
 40–49 31 (38.8) 49 (61.3) 1.0 (0.5 to 2.0)
 50–59 59 (34.3) 113 (65.7) 1.2 (0.6 to 2.2)
 60–69 78 (42.4) 106 (57.6) 0.8 (0.4 to 1.5)
 70–79 88 (38.6) 140 (61.4) 1.0 (0.5 to 1.8)
 ⩾80 19 (22.9) 64 (77.1) 2.0 (1.0 to 4.3)

*Referent category.

After excluding four observations with relative type = deceased.