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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2008 Sep 15.
Published in final edited form as: Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2008 Feb 7;6(3):333–338. doi: 10.1016/j.cgh.2007.12.014

Table 2. Multivariate analysis1 of factors predicting disclosure to any family members beyond 1st degree (N = 159)2.

Characteristic OR (95% CI) p value
Personal History of Cancer
 Yes 1.23 (0.61 – 2.51) 0.57
 No ---
Gender
 Female 1.68 (0.82 – 3.44) 0.17
 Male ---
Positive mutation carrier
 Yes 2.49 (1.14 – 5.40) 0.02
 No ---
Mean Number of relatives with Lynch Syndrome cancers 0.133 0.21
1

using Generalized Estimating Equation to control for family effects, with exchangeable working correlation = -0.02

2

Includes individuals who had complete data on all variables

3

Parameter Estimate