Skip to main content
. 2015 Apr 8;13:11. doi: 10.1186/s13053-015-0032-3

Table 6.

Multivariable model examining demographic, personal and family history, and psychological predictors of strong interest in a genomic SNP test for prostate cancer risk

Predictor OR 95% confidence interval P
Personal history of prostate cancer 0.046
  No referent
  Yes 0.16 0.03-0.97
Age 0.086
  40-64 referent
  65+ 0.25 0.05-1.22
Race
  African American 0.97 0.17-5.62 0.97
  White referent
FDRs with prostate cancer
  0 referent 0.022
  1 0.42 0.08-2.28
  2 or more 17.06 1.38-211.5
Perceived risk of prostate cancer 0.026
  Lower 0.07 0.01-0.89
  Same referent
  A little higher 0.11 0.01-0.87
  Much higher 2.11 0.25-17.65
Reasons for wanting SNP testing 0.54
  0-3 reasons checked referent
  4-7 reasons checked 1.77 0.29-10.85
Reasons for not wanting SNP testing 0.013
  None checked referent
  At least 1 checked 0.10 0.02-0.62
Health Literacy 0.017
  Help reading medical materials
   “None of the time” referent
   Not “none of the time” 0.12 0.02-0.69

Bold: Results significant (p < 0.05).