Multivariable logistic regression of associations with support for the notion of rational suicide
| Variable | Frequency (%) | Crude OR (95% CI) | Corrected OR (95% CI) |
| Gender | |||
| Male | 247 (68) | 1.00 (ref) | 1.00 (ref) |
| Female | 112 (31) | 0.87 (0.53 to 1.43) | 1.07 (0.61 to 1.89) |
| Specialty | |||
| GP | 181 (50) | 1.00 (ref) | 1.00 (ref) |
| Medical | 88 (24) | 1.01 (0.58 to 1.77) | 0.84 (0.45 to 1.58) |
| Surgical | 47 (13) | 1.00 (0.50 to 2.02) | 0.93 (0.41 to 2.11) |
| Psychiatry | 28 (8) | 3.54 (1.03 to 12.23) | 1.69 (0.43 to 6.61) |
| Other | 19 (5) | 2.27 (0.63 to 8.10) | 0.67 (0.15 to 3.05) |
| How religious | |||
| 1 Min | 111 (31) | 1.00 (ref) | 1.00 (ref) |
| 2 | 119 (33) | 0.48 (0.25 to 0.92) | 0.65 (0.32 to 1.29) |
| 3 | 98 (27) | 0.36 (0.19 to 0.70) | 0.44 (0.21 to 0.89) |
| 4 Max | 27 (7) | 0.24 (0.10 to 0.60) | 0.28 (0.10 to 0.76) |
| Care for dying | |||
| Daily | 29 (8) | 1.00 (ref) | 1.00 (ref) |
| >Weekly | 75 (21) | 0.72 (0.26 to 2.02) | 0.93 (0.30 to 2.84) |
| >Monthly | 112 (31) | 0.62 (0.23 to 1.67) | 0.65 (0.22 to 1.86) |
| >Yearly | 71 (20) | 0.40 (0.14 to 1.11) | 0.34 (0.11 to 1.02) |
| <Yearly | 37 (10) | 0.70 (0.22 to 2.24) | 0.67 (0.18 to 2.42) |
| Never | 35 (10) | 4.30 (0.80 to 23.25) | 3.34 (0.55 to 20.33) |
| Physician assisted dying | |||
| Agree | 139 (38) | 1.00 (ref) | 1.00 (ref) |
| Neither | 43 (12) | 0.24 (0.11 to 0.53) | 0.24 (0.11 to 0.56) |
| Disagree | 177 (49) | 0.30 (0.17 to 0.53) | 0.35 (0.18 to 0.67) |
The crude estimates are calculated on the denominators detailed in table 1. The adjusted estimates are on the 348 (96%) participants who had complete data for all the variables. Bold type indicates P<0.05.
GP, general practitioner.