Multivariable adjusted analysis for positive consent for organ donation
| Variable | OR (95% CI) for positive consent | |
|---|---|---|
| Crude | Adjusted | |
| Age, yr (per decade of age) | 0.83 (0.80–0.86) | 0.99 (0.98–0.99) |
| Gender, male (v. female) | 1.10 (0.99–1.12) | 1.06 (0.95–1.18) |
| Telephone approach | 0.36 (0.29–0.45) | 0.46 (0.35–0.58) |
| Hospital donation physician at referring hospital | 1.08 (0.96–1.22) | 1.01 (0.76–1.34) |
| Time between admission and referral (per 7-d increment) | 0.97 (0.95–0.99) | 1.00 (0.99–1.00) |
| Premention of donation by health care team | 0.72 (0.64–0.80) | 1.03 (0.90–1.17) |
| Collaborative consent approach with physician | 1.37 (1.10–1.69) | 1.26 (1.01–1.59) |
| Population size, (reference: large urban centre, population ≥ 100 000) | ||
| Medium centre (30 000 to 99 999) | 1.09 (0.92–1.31) | 1.12 (0.91–1.39) |
| Small centre (1000 to 29 999) | 1.87 (1.44–2.42) | 1.73 (1.29–2.33) |
| Rural area | 0.86 (0.74–1.00) | 0.80 (0.66–0.96) |
| Neighbourhood household income (reference: middle income quintile) | ||
| Highest income quintile | 0.91 (0.79–1.10) | 0.81 (0.67–0.97) |
| Medium-high income quintile | 0.97 (0.84–1.13) | 0.88 (0.73–1.05) |
| Medium-low income quintile | 0.92 (0.77–1.11) | 0.89 (0.72–1.10) |
| Lowest income quintile | 0.97 (0.83–1.13) | 0.87 (0.72–1.06) |
| Primary language of substitute decision-maker not English | 1.11 (1.01–1.23) | 1.18(1.02–1.37) |
| Religion of substitute decision-maker (reference: Catholic or other Christian) | ||
| Aboriginal spirituality | 0.27 (0.17–0.41) | 0.28 (0.18–0.46) |
| Agnostic, atheist, or no religion | 1.64 (1.30–2.07) | 1.51 (1.18–1.93) |
| Buddhist | 0.31 (0.20–0.49) | 0.35 (0.22–0.56) |
| Christian Orthodox | 0.27 (0.14–0.49) | 0.32 (0.17–0.62) |
| Hindu | 0.53 (0.34–0.84) | 0.52 (0.32–0.85) |
| Jewish | 0.35 (0.18–0.70) | 0.28 (0.18–0.81) |
| Muslim | 0.14 (0.90–0.22) | 0.13 (0.09–0.23) |
| Other | 0.58 (0.49–0.69) | 0.48 (0.42–0.54) |
| Referral year (reference: 2013) | ||
| 2014 | 1.07 (0.86–1.33) | 0.71 (0.56–0.92) |
| 2015 | 0.91 (0.73–1.12) | 0.66 (0.46–0.94) |
| 2016 | 1.16 (0.94–1.43) | 0.86 (0.60–1.23) |
| 2017 | 1.23 (0.99–1.51) | 0.94 (0.65–1.35) |
| 2018 | 1.21 (0.98–1.48) | 0.95 (0.65–1.39) |
| 2019 | 1.16 (0.93–1.45) | 0.92 (0.62–1.36) |
| Local health region (reference: Toronto Central)* | ||
| Central | 0.53 (0.42–0.66) | 0.62 (0.48–0.80) |
| Central East | 0.78(0.63–0.96) | 0.89 (0.70–1.13) |
| Central West | 0.86(0.68–1.10) | 1.06 (0.80–1.41) |
| Champlain | 1.12 (0.91–1.38) | 1.12 (0.89–1.42) |
| Erie St. Clair | 0.93 (0.73–1.18) | 0.89 (0.68–1.18) |
| Hamilton Niagara Haldimand Brant | 1.13 (0.94–1.37) | 1.14 (0.91–1.42) |
| Mississauga Halton | 0.67 (0.53–0.84) | 0.81 (0.62–1.05) |
| North East | 0.67 (0.53–0.84) | 0.63 (0.47–0.84) |
| North Simcoe Muskoka | 0.80 (0.58–1.09) | 0.71 (0.50–1.01) |
| North West | 0.58 (0.42–0.80) | 0.71 (0.50–1.01) |
| South East | 0.79 (0.61–1.01) | 0.74 (0.55–0.99) |
| South West | 0.81 (0.67–0.99) | 0.78 (0.62–0.98) |
| Waterloo Wellington | 1.02 (0.78–1.34) | 0.87 (0.64–1.19) |
| Immigration tercile (reference: lowest tercile) | ||
| Middle tercile of foreign-born population | 1.00 (0.89–1.12) | 0.93 (0.80–1.09) |
| Highest tercile of foreign-born population | 0.74 (0.63–0.86) | 0.80 (0.64–0.99) |
Note: CI = confidence interval, OR = odds ratio.
↵* Ontario Local Health Integration Network (LHIN).