Table 4.
Respondents’ Understanding of Genetic Contribution to Psychiatric Disorders
| Total | Gender | Binary Logistic(Controlling for Age) | ||||
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| % (N) | Male | Female | AOR a | p value b | CI c | |
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| Total | 100% (372) | |||||
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| Extent of genetic contribution to: | ||||||
| Alzheimer’s | ||||||
| Unsure | 8.3% (24) | 4.4% (7) | 12.0% (12) | 3.12 | 0.023 | 1.07–8.33 |
| Moderate/High | 79.3% (230) | 81.1% (130) | 78.0% (78) | |||
| None/Very Low/Low | 12.4% (36) | 13.8% (22) | 10.0% (10) | |||
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| Anorexia | ||||||
| Unsure | 12.8% (37) | 6.3% (10) | 21.2% (21) | 4.17 | 0.001 | 1.84–9.43 |
| Moderate/High | 36.6% (106) | 43.8% (70) | 29.3% (29) | |||
| None/Very Low/Low | 50.7% (147) | 50.0% (80) | 49.5% (49) | |||
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| Antisocial Personality Disorder | ||||||
| Unsure | 13.4% (39) | 7.5% (12) | 21.0% (21) | 3.75 | 0.001 | 1.71–8.13 |
| Moderate/High | 45.4% (132) | 48.8% (78) | 43.0% (43) | |||
| None/Very Low/Low | 41.2% (120) | 43.8% (70) | 36.0% (36) | |||
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| Autism | ||||||
| Unsure | 10.8% (31) | 6.3% (10) | 16.2% (16) | 2.84 | 0.016 | 1.22–6.62 |
| Moderate/High | 56.6% (163) | 58.9% (93) | 55.6% (55) | |||
| None/Very Low/Low | 32.6% (94) | 34.8% (55) | 28.3% (28) | |||
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| Bipolar Disorder | ||||||
| Unsure | 5.2% (15) | 2.5% (4) | 7.0% (7) | 3.68 | 0.045 | 1.03–13.16 |
| Moderate/High | 88.7% (258) | 91.9% (147) | 88.0% (88) | |||
| None/Very Low/Low | 6.2% (16) | 5.6% (9) | 5.0% (5) | |||
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| Borderline Personality Disorder | ||||||
| Unsure | 11.3% (33) | 5.0% (8) | 19.0% (19) | 4.70 | 0.001 | 1.94–11.36 |
| Moderate/High | 39.9% (116) | 43.8% (70) | 35.0% (35) | |||
| None/Very Low/Low | 48.8% (142) | 51.3% (82) | 36.0% (46) | |||
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| Creativity | ||||||
| Unsure | 12.5% (36) | 7.5% (12) | 17.0% (17) | 2.65 | 0.017 | 1.19–5.88 |
| Moderate/High | 60.9% (176) | 59.7% (95) | 63.0% (63) | 1.88 | 0.046 | 1.01–3.50 |
| None/Very Low/Low | 26.6% (77) | 32.7% (52) | 20.0% (20) | |||
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| Dysthymia | ||||||
| Unsure | 9.0% (26) | 5.0% (8) | 11.0% (11) | 2.66 | 0.047 | 1.01–6.99 |
| Moderate/High | 55.2% (160) | 56.0% (89) | 59.0% (59) | |||
| None/Very Low/Low | 35.9% (104) | 39.0% (62) | 30.0% (30) | |||
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| Homosexuality | ||||||
| Unsure | 14.8% (43) | 10.6% (17) | 21.0% (21) | 2.19 | 0.029 | 1.08–4.42 |
| Moderate/High | 34.4% (100) | 35.0% (56) | 31.0% (31) | |||
| None/Very Low/Low | 50.9% (148) | 54.4% (87) | 48.0% (48) | |||
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| Major Depression | ||||||
| Unsure | 5.5% (16) | 1.9% (3) | 8.1% (8) | 5.44 | 0.015 | 1.38–21.3 |
| Moderate/High | 81.7% (237) | 85.0% (136) | 81.8% (81) | |||
| None/Very Low/Low | 12.8% (37) | 13.1% (21) | 10.1% (10) | |||
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| Panic Disorder | ||||||
| Unsure | 8.3% (24) | 4.4% (7) | 12.0% (12) | 3.12 | 0.023 | 1.17–8.33 |
| Moderate/High | 67.6% (196) | 69.8% (111) | 67.0% (67) | |||
| None/Very Low/Low | 24.1% (70) | 25.8% (41) | 21.0% (21) | |||
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| Pathological Gambling | ||||||
| Unsure | 15.3% (44) | 8.2% (13) | 27.3% (27) | 4.27 | 0.001 | 2.06–8.85 |
| Moderate/High | 36.8% (106) | 40.3% (64) | 36.4% (36) | |||
| None/Very Low/Low | 47.9% (138) | 51.6% (82) | 36.4% (36) | |||
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| Pedophilia | ||||||
| Unsure | 23.8% (69) | 16.4% (26) | 35.0% (35) | 2.79 | 0.001 | 1.54–5.05 |
| Moderate/High | 12.1% (35) | 13.2% (21) | 9.0% (9) | |||
| None/Very Low/Low | 64.1% (186) | 70.4% (112) | 56.0% (56) | |||
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| Schizophrenia | ||||||
| Unsure | 4.8% (14) | 1.9% (3) | 6.0% (6) | 3.77 | 0.068 | 0.91–15.6 |
| Moderate/High | 85.2% (248) | 86.9% (139) | 86.0% (86) | |||
| None/Very Low/Low | 10.0% (29) | 11.3% (18) | 8.0% (8) | |||
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| Social Anxiety Disorder | ||||||
| Unsure | 10.4% (30) | 7.5% (12) | 13.1% (13) | |||
| Moderate/High | 57.3% (165) | 54.1% (86) | 60.6% (60) | 1.67 | 0.083 | 0.94–2.97 |
| None/Very Low/Low | 32.3% (93) | 38.4% (61) | 26.3% (26) | |||
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| Suicidality | ||||||
| Unsure | 11.7% (34) | 6.9% (11) | 17.0% (17) | 2.74 | 0.015 | 1.21–6.21 |
| Moderate/High | 52.9% (154) | 56.3% (90) | 50.0% (50) | |||
| None/Very Low/Low | 35.4% (103) | 36.9% (59) | 33.0% (33) | |||
a
Adjusted Odds Ratio
b
P value shown if <0.1
c
Confidence Interval