Table 5 Summary of results predicting decisions to bank among those unsure about their desire for children in the future
From: Implications of sperm banking for health-related quality of life up to 1 year after cancer diagnosis
Banker ( N =24) | Non-banker ( N =12) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean (s.d.) | Mean (s.d.) | OR (95% CI) | Sig. | |
Age (years) | 29.11 (7.59) | 35.23 (7.20) | 0.42 (0.19–0.95) | 0.037 |
Satisfaction with appointments | 4.25 (0.46) | 3.74 (0.59) | 8.74 (1.34–56.97) | 0.023 |
Satisfaction with quality of time at appointments | 4.19 (0.53) | 3.43 (0.90) | 3.33 (1.32–8.42) | 0.011 |
Worry that children born from banked sperm will have health problems | 2.29 (0.86) | 3.25 (0.87) | 0.25 (0.08–0.76) | 0.015 |
Worry that my cancer treatment could cause health problems for children born afterwards | 2.46 (0.93) | 3.42 (0.99) | 0.30 (0.11–0.81) | 0.018 |
I am/was unsure what to do | 3.21 (0.83) | 2.50 (0.67) | 0.38 (0.16–0.89) | 0.025 |
It is/was clear what choice is/was best for me | 3.38 (0.65) | 2.75 (0.75) | 2.71 (1.10–6.67) | 0.031 |
If I don’t/didn’t bank now, I think I will regret it later | 3.08 (0.78) | 2.33 (0.78) | 3.83 (1.23–11.90) | 0.020 |
