Table 4.
Item-Response Probabilities for Four-Class Model Given Latent Class Membership
| Minimalists | Present- Focused Disclosers |
Certainty Avoiders |
Full Disclosers |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8% | 14% | 20% | 58% | |
| I probably don't have asthma. | .00 | .68 | .22 | .69 |
| My genes predispose me to have AATD |
.14 | .85 | .64 | 1.00 |
| Other blood relatives could have these abnormal genes that lead to AATD |
.00 | .81 | .86 | 1.00 |
| I'm getting new treatments for my breathing issues. |
.06 | .82 | .75 | .99 |
| I need to see a specialist. | .34 | .61 | .80 | .98 |
| I would tell him/her to get tested for AATD. |
.35 | .70 | .72 | 1.00 |
| He/she probably has AATD. | .34 | .15 | .48 | .65 |
| I may develop lung disease. | .14 | .00 | .97 | 1.00 |
| I may develop liver damage. | .14 | .18 | 1.00 | .99 |
| I may develop certain chronic conditions due to my genetic predisposition to AATD. |
.14 | .48 | .94 | .99 |
Note. Percentages reflect the number of participants likely to be in each profile. Cells contain the likelihood of agreeing with the concept. Likelihoods over 50% have been bolded.