Table 5. Summary of results predicting decisions to bank among those unsure about their desire for children in the future.
| |
Banker (N=24) |
Non-banker (N=12) |
|
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (s.d.) | Mean (s.d.) | OR (95% CI) | Sig. | |
| Age (years) |
29.11 (7.59) |
35.23 (7.20) |
0.42 (0.19–0.95) |
0.037 |
| Satisfaction with appointments |
4.25 (0.46) |
3.74 (0.59) |
8.74 (1.34–56.97) |
0.023 |
| Satisfaction with quality of time at appointments |
4.19 (0.53) |
3.43 (0.90) |
3.33 (1.32–8.42) |
0.011 |
| Worry that children born from banked sperm will have health problems |
2.29 (0.86) |
3.25 (0.87) |
0.25 (0.08–0.76) |
0.015 |
| Worry that my cancer treatment could cause health problems for children born afterwards |
2.46 (0.93) |
3.42 (0.99) |
0.30 (0.11–0.81) |
0.018 |
| I am/was unsure what to do |
3.21 (0.83) |
2.50 (0.67) |
0.38 (0.16–0.89) |
0.025 |
| It is/was clear what choice is/was best for me |
3.38 (0.65) |
2.75 (0.75) |
2.71 (1.10–6.67) |
0.031 |
| If I don't/didn't bank now, I think I will regret it later | 3.08 (0.78) | 2.33 (0.78) | 3.83 (1.23–11.90) | 0.020 |
Abbreviations: CI=confidence interval; s.d.=standard deviation; sig=significance.