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. 2012 Mar 17;3(4):265–274. doi: 10.1007/s12687-012-0090-4

Table 3.

Logistic regression analysis: demographic factors for referral to genetic counseling

Own initiative vs. initiative of physician
Factors Odds ratio p value
Gender (female vs. male) 0.590 0.064
Personal cancer history (affected vs. unaffected) 0.659 0.083
Ethnicity (immigrant vs. Dutch native) 0.909 0.799
Clinical setting (community hospital vs. university hospital) 0.495 0.002*
Educational levela
 Intermediate-1 vs. low 0.575 0.358
 Intermediate-2 vs. low 0.788 0.689
 High vs. low 0.748 0.627
Nagelkerke R2 0.089

*p < 0.05, a two-sided p value is considered significant

aLow = (pre-)primary education or first stage of basic education; intermediate-1 = lower secondary or second stage of basic education; intermediate-2 = (upper) secondary education; high = tertiary education