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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: Epilepsia. 2014 Sep 29;55(11):1705–1713. doi: 10.1111/epi.12810

Table 2.

Combined effects of age and reproductive history on interest in genetic testing in 100% penetrance and clinical utility scenario

Age and Reproductive History Individuals with epilepsy Biological relatives without epilepsy

N % Definitely/probably yes p-valuea N % Definitely/probably yes p-valuea
<40 years
 No children 15 86.7 Ref. 17 64.7 Ref.
 Have children 13 100.0 0.16 21 95.2 0.009
  None affected 10 100.0 0.16 19 100.0 0.002
  ≥1 affected 3 100.0 0.16 2 50.0 0.72
40–59 years
 No children 22 86.4 Ref. 18 88.9 Ref.
 Have children 45 80.0 0.50 55 70.9 0.08
  None affected 33 75.8 0.33 45 64.4 0.03
  ≥1 affected 12 91.7 0.61 10 100.0 0.17
≥60 years
 No children 12 100.0 Ref. 5 60.0 Ref.
 Have children 33 78.8 0.007 47 72.3 0.62
  None affected 14 85.7 0.16 22 72.7 0.62
  ≥1 affected 19 73.7 0.02 25 72.0 0.64
a

p-value from robust Poisson regression with generalized estimating equations, compared with reference group (denoted by Ref.).