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. 2020 Jun 1;19:79. doi: 10.1186/s12939-020-01200-9

Table 2.

Multiple logistic regression to determine predictive factors for selecting type of donor

Adjusted OR 95% CI for OR p-value
Lower Upper
Age 1.012 .992 1.032 .231
Gender (reference: male) .840 .440 1.604 .598
Education (reference: illiterate)
 Elementary to high school .936 .427 2.054 .870
 Diploma 1.121 .515 2.441 .774
 Academic 3.254 1.176 9.005 .023
Monthly income (reference: low income group)
 Lower-middle income 2.205 1.242 3.916 .007
 Upper-middle income 2.847 .937 8.651 .065
Ethnicity (reference: other) .617 .357 1.066 .084
Financial support (reference: yes) .655 .343 1.249 .199
GHQ2 (reference: without anxiety and sleep disorder) 2.462 1.105 5.489 .028
GHQ4 (reference: without depression symptoms) .702 .335 1.471 .349
SF-36: Physical component summary 1.004 .979 1.029 .780
SF-36: Mental component summary 1.005 .989 1.022 .519
SSQ family (reference: low + med) .684 .190 2.463 .562
SSQ friend (reference: low + med) .950 .469 1.925 .888
SSQ entourage (reference: low + med) .996 .267 3.715 .995
ESRD causes (reference: DM + HTN) .905 .523 1.566 .722

OR, odds ratio. CI, confidence interval. DM, diabetes mellitus. HTN, hypertension. GHQ, General Health questionnaire. SF-36, Short Form Health Survey-36 SSQ, Social support questionnaire. ESRD, End stage renal disease