Table 3.
Country-level logistic regression results evaluating variables predictive of being "very likely" to obtain test
| Variable | Entire sample | France | Germany | Poland | Spain | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Measures of perceived threat | |||||||
| Have/had immediate blood relative with AD | 1.312* (0.165) | 1.194 (0.336) | 1.042 (0.340) | 1.739 (0.624) | 1.386 (0.389) | 1.411 (0.325) | |
| Respondent is or was decision-maker or caretaker for AD patient | 1.306* (0.175) | 1.065 (0.362) | 0.973 (0.363) | 2.717** (0.977) | 1.170 (0.307) | 1.066 (0.288) | |
| Worried will get Alzheimer's | 1.760*** (0.203) | 2.982*** (0.755) | 1.647+ (0.469) | 1.055 (0.320) | 1.594 (0.476) | 1.979** (0.432) | |
| Think AD is fatal | 1.112 (0.117) | 1.332 (0.302) | 1.271 (0.346) | 0.758 (0.204) | 1.329 (0.316) | 0.907 (0.196) | |
| "Excellent/Good/Very Good" health status | 0.972 (0.125) | 0.814 (0.261) | 0.969 (0.352) | 1.028 (0.308) | 1.016 (0.306) | 0.923 (0.231) | |
| Measures of perceived costs and benefits | |||||||
| Marital status of respondent | 0.963 (0.113) | 1.445 (0.397) | 1.383 (0.428) | 0.601 (0.191) | 1.393 (0.382) | 0.641* (0.142) | |
| Expect paid caregiver to be primary caretaker if develop AD | 1.277* (0.146) | 0.936 (0.228) | 1.991* (0.561) | 1.893+ (0.650) | 1.359 (0.327) | 1.001 (0.224) | |
| Believe an effective AD treatment is available now or will be in five years | 1.064 (0.118) | 1.090 (0.276) | 0.920 (0.251) | 1.196 (0.339) | 1.057 (0.242) | 1.173 (0.277) | |
| Age of respondent | |||||||
| 30 to 49 | 1.019 (0.165) | 1.558 (0.578) | 2.491+ (1.370) | 1.476 (0.595) | 0.544+ (0.189) | 0.677 (0.221) | |
| 50 to 64 | 1.573** (0.270) | 1.291 (0.563) | 3.494* (2.077) | 3.649** (1.529) | 0.827 (0.329) | 1.291 (0.417) | |
| 65 to 74 | 1.702** (0.345) | 2.670* (1.241) | 2.762 (1.887) | 2.865* (1.411) | 0.966 (0.443) | 1.322 (0.510) | |
| 75 to 85+ | 1.465 (0.352) | 3.191* (1.757) | 2.704 (1.741) | 1.452 (0.969) | 0.584 (0.395) | 1.237 (0.518) | |
| Gender | |||||||
| Female | 1.180 (0.123) | 1.035 (0.241) | 0.944 (0.261) | 1.342 (0.358) | 1.090 (0.245) | 1.247 (0.268) | |
| Educational Attainment | |||||||
| Middle education | 1.112 (0.144) | 0.882 (0.270) | 0.800 (0.264) | 1.491 (0.460) | 1.476 (0.412) | 0.902 (0.238) | |
| High education | 0.846 (0.109) | 0.853 (0.261) | 0.576+ (0.182) | 0.813 (0.267) | 0.976 (0.279) | 0.943 (0.236) | |
| Country of Residence | |||||||
| Germany | 0.838 (0.147) | ||||||
| Poland | 1.568** (0.271) | ||||||
| Spain | 1.463* (0.235) | ||||||
| United States | 1.208 (0.192) | ||||||
| Measure of Psychological Status | |||||||
| Would see doctor if showing symptoms of AD | 1.440 (0.341) | 0.903 (0.407) | 1.055 (0.569) | 1.695 (0.844) | 3.711+ (2.857) | 1.398 (0.631) | |
| Observations | 2357 | 494 | 423 | 419 | 436 | 585 | |
| Wald test | 110.47 | 33.44 | 23.48 | 50.6 | 21.13 | 34.21 | |
| P-value | 0 | 0.007 | 0.102 | 0 | 0.174 | 0.005 | |
+P < 0.10,* P < 0.05,** P < 0.01, *** P < 0.001. Table displays adjusted odds ratios and standard errors in parentheses. Country-level sample sizes are reduced due to missing data. Reference groups, in order of the categories displayed in the table are: Ages 18 to 29; Low Education; France