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. 2013 Jul 23;8(7):e68853. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0068853

Table 2. Student attitudes toward personal genome testing.

Genotyped group N = 23 Non-genotyped group N = 8 Genotyped vs. Non-genotyped
Questiona Pre Post P valueb Pre Post P valueb P valuec
If you were to undergo PGT, would you share your results with a physician? 23 (100.0) 6 (75.0) 8 (100.0)
If you were to undergo PGT, would you ask a health care provider for help in interpreting the results? 12 (52.2) 4 (50.0) 4 (50.0)
Would you at this time recommend PGT for a patient? 9 (39.1) 8 (34.8) 1 4 (50.0) 1 (12.5) 0.25 0.38
Most people can accurately interpret their PGT results 0 (0.0) 1 (4.3) 0.025 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 1 0.38
PGT companies provide an accurate analysis and interpretation of genotype data 2 (8.7) 10 (43.5) 0.02 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 1 0.14
PGT companies should be regulated by the federal government 15 (65.2) 18 (78.3) 0.36 4 (50.0) 7 (87.5) 0.037 0.47
a

For yes/no questions, the number (and percentage) of subjects responding yes is reported. For Likert items, the number (and percentage) of subjects who agreed or strongly agreed with the statement is reported.

b

McNemar's test for binary response questions and Wilcoxon signed-rank test for Likert-scale items comparing pre- to post-course responses.

c

Fisher's exact test for binary response questions and Mann-Whitney U-test for Likert-scale items comparing post-course responses between genotyped and non-genotyped groups.