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Table 3 Attitudes towards genetic testing

From: The attitudes of people with sarcoma and their family towards genomics and incidental information arising from genetic research

  

Attitudes towards genetic testing

  

Bivariable analysis

Multivariable analysis

Variable

Category

OR

95% CI

p

Adj OR

95% CI

p

Participant

Proband

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

 

Family member

0.74

0.57-0.95

0.02

0.69

0.53-0.88

<0.003

 

Spouse

0.80

0.56-1.16

0.24

0.78

0.54-1.12

0.18

Age at study

18 to 39 years

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

 

40 to 60 years

1.15

0.86-1.53

0.34

1.22

0.91-1.65

0.19

 

61 years and older

1.83

1.34-2.48

<0.001

2.06

1.50-2.84

<0.001

Gender

Female

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

 

Male

0.85

0.67-1.08

0.18

0.82

0.64-1.04

0.10

Highest education

Primary School

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

 

High School

1.01

0.73-1.15

0.94

1.32

0.92-1.91

0.14

 

University/Vocational

0.99

0.75-1.31

0.94

1.22

0.88-1.68

0.23

Country of birth

Australia/NZ

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

 

Other

0.87

0.66-1.15

0.32

0.75

0.55-1.03

0.07

  1. Logistic regression analysis. 0 = Less positive, 1 = Highly positive.
  2. Multivariable analysis adjusted for age, gender, education, COB, genetic beliefs.