Table 3.
Opinion about Vincent Humbert’s request for euthanasia
| Opinion | Multiple regressionb | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unfavourable (1) | Favourable (2) | p a | OR | IC (95 %) | p | ||
| n (%) | n (%) | (1) versus (2) | |||||
| Gender | Female (n = 237) | 94 (39.3) | 145 (60.7) | 0.332 | 1 | [0.37–1.20] | 0.184 |
| Male (n = 174) | 73 (42.0) | 101 (58.0) | 0.67 | ||||
| Age | >27 years (n = 196) | 141 (71.2) | 57 (28.8) | <0.001 | 1 | [0.10–2.14] | 0.330 |
| ≤27 years (n = 215) | 26 (12.1) | 189 (87.9) | 0.47 | ||||
| Marital status | Couple (n = 281) | 138 (49.1) | 143 (50.9) | <0.001 | 1 | [0.52–1.99] | 0.956 |
| Single (n = 132) | 29 (22.0) | 103 (78.0) | 1.01 | ||||
| Child | Yes (n = 163) | 127 (77.9) | 36 (22.1) | <0.001 | 1 | [0.49–3.70] | 0.563 |
| No (n = 250) | 40 (16.0) | 210 (84.0) | 1.34 | ||||
| Believes in God | No (n = 203) | 88 (43.3) | 115 (56.7) | 0.139 | 1 | [1.27–4.21] | 0.006 |
| Yes (n = 210) | 79 (37.6) | 131 (62.4) | 2.31 | ||||
| Has taken care of someone nearing the end of life | Yes (n = 203 | 96 (47.8) | 105 (52.2) | 0.002 | 1 | [0.45–1.48] | 0.512 |
| No (n = 210) | 70 (33.3) | 140 (66.7) | 0.82 | ||||
| Professional status | Pall care spec (n = 170) | 139 (81.8) | 31 (18.2) | <0.001 | 1 | [12.63–409.22] | <0.001 |
| Medical interns (n = 243) | 28 (11.5) | 215 (88.5) | 71.91 | ||||
| Specialisation | Others (n = 130)c | 63 (48.5) | 67 (51.5) | 0.016 | 1 | [0.42–1.46] | 0.447 |
| General practice (n = 283) | 104 (36.7) | 179 (63.3) | 0.78 | ||||
a p-Value for Pearson’s χ2
bHosmer-Lemeshow test: p = 0.794
cOthers: oncology, surgery, anaesthesia, psychiatry, pneumology, public health, gynaecology