Table 1.
Characteristics of 199 health maintenance organization patients who received Multiplex genetic susceptibility testing.
| Characteristic | Mean (SD) or n (%) |
|---|---|
| Age | 34.9 (4.2) |
| Female | 114 (57%) |
| White | 124 (62%) |
| Married/partnered | 136 (68%) |
| Education | |
| High school or less | 20 (10%) |
| Some college | 75 (38%) |
| College degree or higher | 104 (52%) |
| Family history | |
| Hypertension | 164 (82%) |
| Heart disease | 130 (65%) |
| High cholesterol | 130 (65%) |
| Diabetes | 118 (59%) |
| Cancer | 107 (54%) |
| Osteoporosis | 45 (23%) |
| Total number of diseases | 3.6 (1.4) |
| Carry at least one genetic variant associated with increased risk for | |
| Diabetes | 195 (98%) |
| Osteoporosis | 195 (98%) |
| Heart disease | 193 (97%) |
| Colon cancer | 185 (93%) |
| High cholesterol | 172 (86%) |
| Lung cancer | 120 (60%) |
| High blood pressure | 64 (32%) |
| Skin cancer | 42 (21%) |
| Importance of genetic information | 5.8 (1.3) |