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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Cancer Educ. 2015 Dec;30(4):799–807. doi: 10.1007/s13187-014-0784-x

Table 2.

Factors Associated with DTC Genetic Test Awareness

Aware of Genetic Test

Univariate Logistic Regression Final Logistic Model (N=2,047)

OR 95% CI OR 95% CI
Race
 White 1.00 (ref)
 American Indian/Alaskan Native 0.77 0.02 – 36.62
 Asian 1.32 0.82 – 2.13
 Black/African American 0.82 0.50 – 1.34
 Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.38 0.05 – 2.80
 Multiple races selected 1.88 0.67 – 5.26
Ethnicity
 Hispanic or Latino 0.76 0.55 – 1.05
 Non-Hispanic or Latino 1.00 (ref)
Age 1.00 1.00 – 1.01
Male (ref is female) 1.28 1.00 – 1.64
Education
 Less than high school 0.28 0.17 – 0.48
 High school 0.35 0.26 – 0.47
 Technical, vocational, or some college 0.54 0.41 – 0.70
 College graduate or post graduate 1.00 (ref)
Income
 $0–19,999 0.26 0.16 – 0.41 0.46 0.25 – 0.85
 $20,000–49,999 0.38 0.26 – 0.56 0.46 0.31 – 0.70
 $50,000–99,999 0.59 0.42 – 0.82 0.61 0.42 – 0.87
 $100,000+ 1.00 (ref) 1.00 (ref)
Smoking Status
 Smoker 0.66 0.43 – 1.01
 Former Smoker 0.94 0.67 – 1.33
 Never Smoker 1.00 (ref)
Health Insurance (ref is no) 1.35 0.91 – 2.01
Self-reported Health
 Excellent or very good 1.00 (ref)
 Good 0.97 0.71 – 1.34
 Fair or poor 0.58 0.37 – 0.90
Family Cancer History (ref is no) 1.07 0.80 – 1.43
Personal Cancer History (ref is no) 1.32 0.99 – 1.76
Cancer-related Mortality Salience 0.86 0.75 – 0.98
Fatalism Concerning Cancer 0.74 0.63 – 0.86
Perceived Cancer Risk 1.17 1.02 – 1.34
Worry about Cancer 1.06 0.96 – 1.18
Ambiguity about Prevention Recommendations 0.88 0.76 – 1.02
Cancer Information Seeking (ref is no) 2.43 1.90 – 3.12 1.91 1.36 – 2.69
Health Information Seeking (ref is no) 2.58 1.67 – 4.00
Internet Use (ref is no) 3.14 2.25 – 4.37 1.81 1.05 – 3.13
Numeracy
 High numeracy (4 correct) 2.11 1.55 – 2.88 1.67 1.17 – 2.38
 Low to moderate numeracy 1.00 (ref) 1.00 (ref)