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Table 3 Opinion about Vincent Humbert’s request for euthanasia

From: Determinants of favourable opinions about euthanasia in a sample of French physicians

  

Opinion

 

Multiple regressionb

 
  

Unfavourable (1)

Favourable (2)

p a

OR

IC (95 %)

p

  

n (%)

n (%)

 

(1) versus (2)

 

Gender

Female (n = 237)

94 (39.3)

145 (60.7)

0.332

1

[0.37–1.20]

0.184

Male (n = 174)

73 (42.0)

101 (58.0)

0.67

Age

>27 years (n = 196)

141 (71.2)

57 (28.8)

<0.001

1

[0.10–2.14]

0.330

≤27 years (n = 215)

26 (12.1)

189 (87.9)

0.47

Marital status

Couple (n = 281)

138 (49.1)

143 (50.9)

<0.001

1

[0.52–1.99]

0.956

Single (n = 132)

29 (22.0)

103 (78.0)

1.01

Child

Yes (n = 163)

127 (77.9)

36 (22.1)

<0.001

1

[0.49–3.70]

0.563

No (n = 250)

40 (16.0)

210 (84.0)

1.34

Believes in God

No (n = 203)

88 (43.3)

115 (56.7)

0.139

1

[1.27–4.21]

0.006

Yes (n = 210)

79 (37.6)

131 (62.4)

2.31

Has taken care of someone nearing the end of life

Yes (n = 203

96 (47.8)

105 (52.2)

0.002

1

[0.45–1.48]

0.512

No (n = 210)

70 (33.3)

140 (66.7)

0.82

Professional status

Pall care spec (n = 170)

139 (81.8)

31 (18.2)

<0.001

1

[12.63–409.22]

<0.001

Medical interns (n = 243)

28 (11.5)

215 (88.5)

71.91

Specialisation

Others (n = 130)c

63 (48.5)

67 (51.5)

0.016

1

[0.42–1.46]

0.447

General practice (n = 283)

104 (36.7)

179 (63.3)

0.78

  1. a p-Value for Pearson’s χ2
  2. bHosmer-Lemeshow test: p = 0.794
  3. cOthers: oncology, surgery, anaesthesia, psychiatry, pneumology, public health, gynaecology