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. 2017 Jan 25;25(4):397–403. doi: 10.1038/ejhg.2016.190

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
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.