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Table 2 Univariate analysis for mean score of willingness to participate in a clinical study in anesthesia, according to patient characteristics

From: Factors associated with patient willingness to participate in anaesthesia clinical trials: a vignette-based cross-sectional study

Patient characteristics

N (%)

Mean score of willingness to participate ± SD

P value

Sex

 Male

172 (45.3%)

63.3 ± 18.2

0.002*

 Female

208 (54.7%)

57.1 ± 20.3

 

Age (year)

 < 30

27 (7.2%)

60.0 ± 17.0

0.222

 30–39

52 (13.9%)

56.3 ± 20.0

 

 40–49

51 (13.6%)

59.5 ± 24.7

 

 50–59

65 (17.3%)

60.2 ± 17.3)

 

 60–69

82 (21.9%)

60.1 ± 20.9

 

 70–79

63 (16.8%)

63.1 ± 17.5

 

 ≥ 80

35 (9.3%)

59.9 ± 18.3

 

Education

 Basic education

44 (11.8%)

57.4 ± 17.0

0.63

 Apprenticeship

97 (26.1%)

62.8 ± 17.8

 

 Upper secondary education

25 (6.7%)

60.0 ± 18.1

 

 Short cycle tertiary education

72 (19.4%)

60.2 ± 18.6

 

 Bachelor or higher university degree

77 (20.7%)

58.1 ± 22.5

 

 Other

57 (15.3%)

59.6 ± 22.7

 

Professional activity

 Full-time employment

71 (18.9%)

60.0 ± 18.1

0.42

 Part-time employment

64 (17.1%)

56.1 ± 18.7

 

 Working at home

16 (4.3%)

60.7 ± 22.9

 

 Unemployed

25 (6.7%)

64.7 ± 23.0

 

 Student

11 (2.9%)

61.7 ± 11.5

 

 Retired or invalid

188 (50.1%)

59.9 ± 20.0

 

Working in health care

 Yes, medical

41 (10.9%)

63.1 ± 23.2

0.38

 Yes, other

37 (9.8%)

58.3 ± 20.8

 

 No

299 (79.3%)

59.7 ± 19.0

 

Chronic disease

 Yes

151 (42.5%)

60.8 ± 20.7

0.35

 No

204 (57.5%)

58.9 ± 19.0

 

Taking medication

 Yes

258 (68.8%)

62.2 ± 19.6

0.0004

 No

117 (31.2%)

54.5 ± 19.2

 

Past hospitalization

 Yes

367 (97.6%)

60.3 ± 19.4

0.25

 No

9 (2.4%)

52.8 ± 18.6

 
  1. *T-test for gender, chronic disease, medication; Wilcoxon test for hospitalization and anesthesia; ANOVA for education; Kruskall Wallis test for professional activity and health sector, Chi-square test for trend for age