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. 2017 Mar 15;8(2):141–146. doi: 10.1007/s12687-017-0295-7

Table 3.

Comparing health services use in the 90 days following BRCA testing before and after the Jolie’s announcement

Unadjusted risk Adjusted risk ratio 95% confidence interval
Tested before (%) Tested after (%)
Outcome
Any claim submitted by a surgeon 35.6 31.0 0.87 (0.84, 0.90)
Any mastectomy 10.1 7.2 0.71 (0.66, 0.77)
Any MRI 12.4 9.7 0.78 (0.73, 0.84)
Any claim submitted for genetic counselinga 7.3 7.7 1.05 (0.97, 1.15)
Any mammogram 11.4 12.1 1.18 (1.11, 1.26)

Model adjusted for age, region, relationship to plan holder and insurance type

aGenetic counseling claims were captured during 90 days before and after the test. All other outcomes were measured in the 90 days following testing