Table 2.
Model 1 | Model 2 | ||
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Variables | AOR | AOR | |
Measures of perceived threat | |||
Respondent is or was decision-maker or caretaker for AD patient | 1.306* | 1.330* | |
Worried will get Alzheimer's | 1.760*** | 1.22 | |
"Excellent/Good/Very Good" Health Status | 0.972 | 0.763 | |
Worried* Excellent/Good/Very Good Health Status | -- | 1.610* | |
Have/had immediate blood relative with AD | 1.312* | 0.971 | |
Think AD is fatal | 1.112 | 0.96 | |
Immediate blood relative* Think AD is fatal | -- | 1.783* | |
Measures of perceived costs and benefits | |||
Marital status of respondent | 0.963 | 0.977 | |
Expect paid caregiver to be primary caretaker if develop AD | 1.277* | 1.291* | |
Believe an effective AD treatment is available now or will be in five years | 1.064 | 1.051 | |
Demographic controls | |||
Age of respondent | |||
30 to 49 | 1.019 | 1.019 | |
50 to 64 | 1.573** | 1.582** | |
65 to 74 | 1.702** | 1.733** | |
75 to 85+ | 1.465 | 1.489 | |
Female | 1.18 | 1.178 | |
Educational Attainment | |||
Middle education | 1.112 | 1.105 | |
High education | 0.846 | 0.844 | |
Country of Residence | |||
Germany | 0.838 | 0.841 | |
Poland | 1.568** | 1.559* | |
Spain | 1.463* | 1.463* | |
United States | 1.208 | 1.206 | |
Measure of Psychological Status | |||
Would see doctor if showing symptoms of AD | 1.44 | 1.416 |
AOR = Adjusted odds ratio; reference groups, in order of the categories displayed in the table are: Ages 18 to 29; Low Education; France; * P < 0.05,** P < 0.01, *** P < 0.001.