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. 2018 Aug;213(2):484–489. doi: 10.1192/bjp.2018.85

Table 3.

Odds ratios of sociodemographic predictor variables on lacking DMC-R and DMC-T

(n DMC-R, n DMC-T) DMC-R DMC-T
Odds ratio 95% CI P Odds ratio 95% CI P
Age (n = 84, 80)
Years 1.03 0.99–1.07 0.116 1.04 0.99–1.08 0.100
Gender (n = 84, 80)
Male 1 1
Female 0.56 0.20–1.54 0.260 0.80 0.27–2.33 0.676
Ethnicity (n = 80, 76)
White British 1 1
Black African 0.56 0.17–1.91 0.356 0.64 0.17–2.38 0.508
Black Caribbean 0.67 0.18–2.41 0.537 0.94 0.23–3.92 0.936
Mixed 0.54 0.13–2.25 0.394 1.14 0.22–5.87 0.873
Other Black and minority ethnic 1.13 0.15–8.21 0.908 1.71 0.16–18.73 0.659
White other 2.25 0.20–25.37 0.512 a
Involvement in research (n = 84, 80)
No prior involvement in research 1 1
Previous involvement in research 1.09 0.46–2.58 0.843 1.14 0.44–2.95 0.786
Education (n = 84, 80)
GCSE/10th grade or below 1 1
A-Level/12th grade or above 0.31 0.12–0.75 0.010 0.63 0.24–1.66 0.348
Current employment (n = 84, 80)
Unemployed 1
Employed 0.86 0.24–3.06 0.811 2.25 0.45–11.28 0.324
Diagnosis (n = 84, 80)
Schizophrenia 1 1
Schizoaffective disorder 0.85 0.27–2.71 0.782 0.61 0.17–2.20 0.454
Delusional disorder b b
Other 0.21 0.02–2.01 0.176 0.66 0.10–4.29 0.662
Detained at time of interview (n = 84, 80)
Informal 1 1
Detained 1.79 0.65–4.91 0.260 3.41 1.16–9.96 0.025
Days until recruited (n = 84)
Days until recruited 1.01 0.99–1.03 0.282 1.00 0.98–1.02 0.832

Significant values have been highlighted in bold type.

DMC-R, decision-making capacity for research; DMC-T, decision-making capacity for treatment.

a.

All participants of White other ethnicity lacked DMC-T.

b.

All participants with delusional disorder (n = 4) had DMC-R and lacked DMC-T.