Table 1.
Participant characteristics by familial hypercholesterolaemia test result received
|
DNA diagnosis |
DNA diagnosis |
Non-DNA diagnosis |
Non-DNA diagnosis |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| positive | negative | positive | negative | |
|
Age (mean) |
30.9 |
37.3 |
40.7 |
43.9 |
|
Gender |
|
|
|
|
| Male |
5 |
5 |
7 |
5 |
| Female |
6 |
4 |
2 |
5 |
|
Ethnicity |
|
|
|
|
| White British |
9 |
5 |
5 |
7 |
| Asian British |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| White Other |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
| Jewish |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Black-Caribbean |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
| Greek-Cypriot |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
Prior cholesterol test |
|
|
|
|
| Yes |
6 |
6 |
9 |
7 |
| No |
3 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
Expected test result |
|
|
|
|
| Negative |
0 |
4 |
0 |
4 |
| Positive |
9 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
| Uncertain | 2 | 5 | 3 | 6 |