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Table 2 Feelings about genetic discoveries

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

  

Feelings about genetic discoveries

  

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

0.86

0.67-1.09

0.22

0.80

0.62-1.05

0.11

 

Spouse

1.19

0.84-1.70

0.33

1.15

0.81-1.63

0.45

Age at study

18 to 39 years

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

 

40 to 60 years

1.07

0.81-1.42

0.63

1.04

0.77-1.41

0.79

 

61 years and older

1.41

1.05-1.89

0.02

1.47

1.06-2.05

0.02

Gender

Female

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

 

Male

0.67

0.54-0.84

0.00

0.66

0.52-0.82

<0.001

Highest education

Primary School

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

 

High School

1.016

0.74-1.40

0.92

1.20

0.85-1.68

0.30

 

University/Vocational

1.311

1.00-1.72

0.05

1.45

1.07-1.97

0.02

Country of birth

Australia/NZ

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

Ref

 

Other

1.350

1.03-1.77

0.03

1.21

0.89-1.65

0.22

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