Table 2

Demographics of effectuated brain-dead organ donors who gave consent for organ donation in the two study periods (n = 228)

1987 to 1998 (n = 123)

1999 to 2009 (n = 105)

Total

P-value

Age, yr (± SD)

43.9 (15.2)

47.3 (15.7)

45.5 (15.5)

0.867

Sex (M/F)

71/52

47/58

118/110

0.051

Consent no. (%)

Family

116 (94.3)

62 (59.0)

178 (78.1)

< 0.001

Patient

7 (5.7)

43 (41.0)

50 (21.9)

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