Table 2. Experience Ordering or Referring Patients for Genetic Testing among Physicians Serving Minority of Other Vulnerable Patient Populations.
| High Proportion Minority |
High Proportion Medicaid |
High Proportion with Primary Language other than English |
High Proportion Uninsured |
Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top Quintile |
Lower Quintiles |
Top Quintile |
Lower Quintiles |
Top Quintile |
Lower Quintiles |
Top Quintile |
Lower Quintiles |
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| n (p value) | n (p value) | n (p value) | n (p value) | ||||||
| Experience Ordering Genetic Tests | |||||||||
| Breast Cancer | 18.1% | 28.5% | 23.9% | 27.9% | 23.9% | 27.5% | 24.1% | 28.1% | 26.9% |
| 1058 (0.01) | 1052 (0.32) | 1065 (0.35) | 1056 (0.27) | ||||||
| Colon Cancer | 10.9% | 17.7% | 18.1% | 16.6% | 17.9% | 16.3% | 18.8% | 16.3% | 16.6% |
| 1057 (0.05) | 1052 (0.66) | 1063 (0.63) | 1055 (0.40) | ||||||
| Sickle Cell Anemia | 35.0% | 37.1% | 28.8% | 38.0% | 38.8% | 36.4% | 33.4% | 37.1% | 36.8% |
| 1056 (0.63) | 1052 (0.03) | 1062 (0.56) | 1055 (0.35) | ||||||
| Huntington’s Disease | 5.67% | 18.0% | 13.5% | 16.6% | 13.6% | 17.0% | 13.0% | 6.8% | 16.5% |
| 1053 (<0.001) | 1048 (0.35) | 1059 (0.28) | 1052 (0.20) | ||||||
| Any Genetic Test | 54.0% | 60.5% | 51.9% | 60.7% | 57.0% | 59.8% | 57.2% | 59.8% | 59.6% |
| 1065 (0.14) | 1059 (0.05) | 1022 (0.50) | 1063 (0.51) | ||||||
| Experience Referring Patients for Genetic Testing | |||||||||
| Genetic Center or Counselor |
51.7% | 63.6% | 46.2% | 64.5% | 58.0% | 62.5% | 53.9% | 63.4% | 61.8% |
| 1063 (<0.001) | 1057 (<0.001) | 1070 (0.28) | 1061 (0.02) | ||||||
| Specialist for Patients’ Condition |
51.5% | 64.1% | 50.6% | 64.1% | 56.2% | 63.4% | 58.1% | 63.1% | 62.3% |
| 1057 (0.004) | 1053 (0.002) | 1064 (0.08) | 1056 (0.21) | ||||||
| Clinical Trial | 10.2% | 17.7% | 13.3% | 17.3% | 15.8% | 16.9% | 16.3% | 17.0% | 16.7% |
| 1050 (0.03) | 1045 (0.23) | 1057 (0.74) | 1049 (0.82) | ||||||
| Any Site of Care | 62.5% | 76.0% | 59.4% | 76.7% | 69.0% | 75.1% | 68.4% | 75.3% | 74.1% |
| 1065(<0.001) | 1059 (<0.001) | 1072 (0.11) | 1063 (0.05) | ||||||
Note: All percentages account for sample weighting