Acceptance of living liver donation among medical students: A multicenter stratified study from Spain

Table 6 Variables affecting the attitude of university medical students toward related living liver donation, a multivariate study

Variable	Regression coefficient (β)	Standard error	OR (CI)	P value
Sex
Male (n = 2702)			1
Female (n = 6499)	0.304		1.356 (1.602-1.146)	< 0.001
Academic year of degree in medicine:
First (n = 2090)			1
Second (n = 1965)	0.090	0.111	1.095 (1.360-0.880)	0.416
Third (n = 1375)	0.096	0.127	1.101 (1.412-0.858)	0.449
Fourth (n = 1301)	0.078	0.135	1.081 (1.408-0.830)	0.561
Fifth (n = 1113)	0.396	0.157	1.485 (2.024-1.091)	0.012
Sixth (n = 1431)	0.396	0.143	1.485 (1.964-1.123)	0.005
Attitude toward deceased donation
Against – Undecided (n = 1899)			1
In favor (n = 7376)	0.774	0.088	2.169 (2.577-1.824)	< 0.001
Donating a living kidney
I do not know (n = 5619)			1
Yes, I would donate one (n = 2784)	1.189	0.127	3.278 (4.219-2.557)	< 0.001
No, I would not donate one (n = 872)	0.914	0.109	2.494 (2.016-3.086)	< 0.001
Willingness to accept a liver segment from a family member
I do not know (n = 2932)			1
Yes, I would accept it (n = 5342)	1.872	0.096	6.493 (7.874-5.376)	< 0.001
No, I would wait on the list (n = 907)	0.347	0.115	1.414 (1.769-1.129)	0.003
The respondent's partner's opinion about donation and transplantation
Yes, he or she is against (n = 247)			1
Yes, it is favorable (n = 2740)	0.383	0.225	1.466 (2.277-0.943)	0.089
I do not know it (n = 2451)	0.157	0.220	1.169 (1.801-0.759)	0.477
I have not got a boyfriend or girlfriend (n = 3654)	0.450	0.219	1.569 (2.409-1.021)	0.040
Participation in pro-social activities
No, I have no intention to participate (n = 598)			1
Yes, regularly (n = 882)	0.482	0.193	1.620 (1.110-2.364)	0.012
Yes, occasionally (n = 1968)	0.332	0.171	1.394 (0.997-1.948)	0.052
No, but I would be prepared to (n = 5766)	0.168	0.154	1.183 (0.875-1.599)	0.276