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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Transfusion. 2010 Sep;50(9):1951–1958. doi: 10.1111/j.1537-2995.2010.02741.x

TABLE 2.

Multivariate logistic regression: likely to participate in genetic research and/or testing*

Characteristic Identities linked Identities not linked Genetic testing as optional service
Age (years)
 16–19 0.84 (0.50–1.43) 1.78 (1.06–2.97) 0.93 (0.53–1.61)
 20–29 0.66 (0.45–0.96) 1.62 (1.14–2.30) 1.03 (0.68–1.55)
 30–39 0.45 (0.32–0.64) 1.32 (0.95–1.84) 0.91 (0.61–1.34)
 40–49 0.54 (0.40–0.73) 1.54 (1.15–2.05) 0.84 (0.61–1.18)
 50–59 0.80 (0.60–1.08) 1.30 (1.00–1.69) 0.88 (0.65–1.20)
 60 or more 1.00 1.00 1.00
 Wald p value <0.01 0.04 0.89
Sex
 Male 1.00 1.00 1.00
 Female 0.98 (0.81–1.20) 1.01 (0.84–1.21) 0.82 (0.67–1.02)
 Wald p value 0.87 0.95 0.07
Race/ethnicity
 Caucasian 1.00 1.00 1.00
 Non-Caucasian 0.85 (0.67–1.08) 0.67 (0.53–0.84) 0.96 (0.74–1.24)
 Wald p value 0.18 <0.01 0.74
Education
 High school or less 0.76 (0.50–1.17) 0.33 (0.22–0.50) 0.53 (0.35–0.83)
 Some college or trade school 0.94 (0.72–1.22) 0.55 (0.43–0.71) 0.88 (0.66–1.17)
 Completed college (bachelor’s degree) 0.96 (0.74–1.23) 0.79 (0.62–1.00) 1.02 (0.77–1.35)
 Graduate school or higher 1.00 1.00 1.00
 Wald p value 0.67 <0.01 0.02
Number of donations in past 5 years
 First-time 0.54 (0.33–0.86) 0.45 (0.28–0.73) 0.65 (0.39–1.08)
 1–3 times 0.74 (0.54–1.02) 0.68 (0.50–0.92) 0.78 (0.55–1.10)
 4–5 times 0.76 (0.54–1.06) 0.61 (0.44–0.84) 0.98 (0.68–1.43)
 6–10 times 0.87 (0.64–1.17) 0.77 (0.58–1.02) 0.97 (0.70–1.36)
 11–20 times 0.89 (0.66–1.20) 0.81 (0.61–1.06) 0.95 (0.69–1.31)
 More than 20 times 1.00 1.00 1.00
 Wald p value 0.14 0.01 0.46
*

Data are reported as OR (95% CI).

Significant at p < 0.05.