TABLE 8.

Correlates (odds ratios) of being approved for donation^a

Variable	Unadjusted odds (95% CI)	P	Adjusted odds (95% CI)	P
Married or life partner (reference: other)	1.62 (1.32-2.00)	<0.0001	1.54 (1.23-1.93)	0.0001
Education (reference: high school or less)
Attended college or technical school	1.34 (1.01-1.78)	0.0397	1.56 (1.13-2.14)	0.0062
Associate or bachelor’s degree	1.86 (1.35-2.56)	0.0001	1.09 (0.81-1.47)	0.5625
Postcollege graduate degree	1.35 (0.77-2.56)	0.2943	1.49 (1.06-2.10)	0.0225
Unknown	1.62 (1.32-2.00)	<0.0001	1.18 (0.66-2.13)	0.5795
Race/ethnicity (reference: Hispanic, White, or Asian)
Black	0.48 (0.35-0.66)	<0.0001	0.47 (0.33-0.67)	<0.0001
Other	0.91 (0.66-1.27)	0.5931	1.02 (0.72-1.44)	0.9347
History of cigarette use (reference: none or missing)	0.71 (0.57-0.88)	0.0018	0.73 (0.58-0.92)	0.0067
Log (triglycerides mg/dL)	0.60 (0.49-0.73)	<0.0001	0.60 (0.49-0.75)	<0.0001
Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg)	0.98 (0.97-0.98)	<0.0001	0.98 (0.97-0.99)	<0.0001
Log (urine albumin-creatinine ratio)	0.87 (0.77-0.97)	0.0123	0.86 (0.76-0.97)	0.0144
Intercept	–	–	144 (39.4-527)	0.0452

^aResults of logistic regression.

CI, confidence interval.