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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Nov 15.
Published in final edited form as: Ann Behav Med. 2010 Oct;40(2):127–137. doi: 10.1007/s12160-010-9197-1

Table 5.

Logistic Regression Models (by Disease) Testing Associations with Importance Placed on Learning About How Genes Affect Disease Risk

Diabetes OR (CI) Osteoporosis OR (CI) Heart Disease OR (CI) High Cholesterol OR (CI)
Male .86 (.71-1.03) .85 (.70-1.02) .84 (.70-1.02) .83 (.69-.99)*
Married/partnered 1.10 (.90-1.34) 1.09 (.90-1.33) 1.07 (.88-1.30) 1.09 (.90-1.33)
Race
    Other 1.89 (1.35-2.65)*** 2.05 (1.46-2.88)*** 1.95 (1.39-2.72)*** 1.95 (1.39-2.73)***
    African American 2.14 (1.74-2.63)*** 2.40 (1.94-2.96)*** 2.34 (1.91-2.88)*** 2.30 (1.87-2.82)***
    White
Education
    ≤ High school 1.19 (.93-1.52) 1.23 (.96-1.58) 1.26 (.98-1.61) 1.24 (.97-1.57)
    Some college 1.10 (.89-1.37) 1.13 (.91-1.40) 1.14 (.92-1.42) 1.14 (.92-1.41)
    ≥ College
Behavioral risk .92 (.84-1.02) .91 (.83-.99)* .93 (.85-1.00) .88 (.77-1.01)
Attribution 1.79 (1.05-3.05)* 1.30 (.81-2.10) 1.82 (.86-3.87) 1.20 (.68-2.10)
Family history 1.30 (1.08-1.58)** 1.33 (1.01-1.75)* 1.08 (.89-1.31) 1.11 (.92-1.34)

Hypertension OR (CI) Lung Cancer OR (CI) Colon Cancer OR (CI) Skin Cancer OR (CI)
Male .85 (.70-1.02) .84 (.69-1.01) .85 (.70-1.03) .82 (.68-.99)*
Married/partnered 1.09 (.89-1.32) 1.10 (.90-1.33) 1.07 (.88-1.30) 1.09 (.90-1.33)
Race
    Other 1.90 (1.35-2.67)*** 1.93 (1.38-2.71)*** 1.90 (1.35-2.67)*** 1.90 (1.35-2.65)***
    African American 2.15 (1.76-2.64)*** 2.29 (1.85-2.83)*** 2.30 (1.87-2.82)*** 2.28 (1.85-2.80)***
    White
Education
    ≤ High school 1.26 (.98-1.61) 1.19 (.93-1.52) 1.25 (.98-1.61) 1.21 (.95-1.55)
    Some college 1.15 (.93-1.42) 1.12 (.90-1.39) 1.16 (.93-1.44) 1.15 (.93-1.43)
    ≥ College
Behavioral risk .91 (.81-1.02) 1.01 (.81-1.25) .93 (.86-1.01) .92 (.76-1.12)
Attribution 2.00 (1.06-3.76)* 1.67 (.98-2.84) 1.85 (1.11-3.10)* 1.28 (.81-2.04)
Family history 1.33 (1.05-1.69)* 1.00 (.83-1.21) .99 (.82-1.20) 1.01 (.84-1.22)
*

p < .05.

**

p < .01.

***

p < .001.