Table 3. Parental level of concern about genetic risk of type 1 diabetes and disclosure to child.
Low risk (n=64) | Increased risk (n=34) | Difference between groups | 95% CI | P-value | |
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Frequency of thinking about results (0–6) | |||||
Median (IQR) | 0 (1) | 1 (1) | 1.02† | 0.63, 1.41 | <0.001 |
Level of worry about results (0–6) | |||||
Median (IQR) | 0 (1) | 1 (2) | 1.00† | 0.55, 1.44 | <0.001 |
Child aware | |||||
Yes (n, %) | 27 (43) | 27 (79) | 4.68¥ | 1.67, 13.15 | 0.003 |
No (n, %) | 28 (44) | 6 (18) | |||
Unsure (n, %) | 8 (13) | 1 (3) | |||
Missing | 1 | ||||
Age child told | |||||
Age mean (SD) | 11.03 (1.32) | 9.86 (2.53) | −1.14† | −1.98, −0.30 | 0.008 |
Missing/not told | 33 | 5 |
Results from † mixed linear regression ¥ binary logistic regression comparing yes, no adjusting for child age and sex.