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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Oct 2.
Published in final edited form as: Genet Med. 2012 Jul 19;14(10):860–867. doi: 10.1038/gim.2012.67

Table 3.

Predictors of awareness of DTC personal genomic tests

Characteristic Connecticut
AOR (95% CI)a
Michigan
AOR (95% CI)b
Oregon
AOR (95% CI)a
Utah
AOR (95% CI)b
National
AOR (95% CI)c
Sex
 Female vs. male 1.0 (0.8–1.2) 1.1 (0.9–1.4) 0.9 (0.7–1.2) 1.0 (0.8–1.3) 1.4 (1.2–1.6)
Race and ethnicity
 Black non-Hispanic vs. white non-Hispanic 0.7 (0.4–1.1) 0.6 (0.4–0.9) NAd NAd 0.7 (0.6–0.9)
 Hispanic vs. white Non-Hispanic 0.6 (0.3–1.1) 0.9 (0.5–1.8) NAd 0.5 (0.2–1.0) 0.8 (0.6–0.9)
 Othere vs. white Non-Hispanic 1.1 (0.6–2.1) 0.7 (0.4–1.4) 0.7 (0.4–1.1) 0.8 (0.3–1.7) 1.1 (0.8–1.4)
Age, years
 50–74 vs. 18–49 1.6 (1.3–2.0) 1.8 (1.4–2.2) 1.9 (1.3–2.8) 2.3 (1.8–2.9) 1.7 (1.5–1.9)
 75+ vs. 18–49 1.0 (0.7–1.3) 1.3 (0.9–1.8) 2.9 (2.0–4.1) 1.9 (1.3–2.8) 0.9 (0.7–1.3)
Household income
 $25,000–$49,900 vs. <$25,000 0.9 (0.6–1.4) 1.6 (1.1–2.2) 1.1 (0.7–1.7) 1.2 (0.8–1.9) 1.4 (1.1–1.7)
 $50,000–$74,900 vs. <$25,000 1.0 (0.6–1.5) 2.0 (1.4–3.0) 1.5 (0.9–2.4) 1.2 (0.7–2.0) 1.3 (1.0–1.6)
 $75,000+ vs. <$25,000 1.3 (0.9–2.0) 1.9 (1.3–2.8) 2.2 (1.4–3.6) 1.7 (1.0–2.7)* 1.6 (1.3–2.0)
Education level
 At least some college vs. high school or less 1.5 (1.0–2.1) 1.6 (1.2–2.1) 1.3 (0.9–2.0) 1.4 (1.0–2.1) 1.7 (1.4–2.1)
 College graduate vs. high school or less 1.9 (1.4–2.6) 2.5 (1.8–3.3) 1.8 (1.1–2.7) 2.2 (1.5–3.2) 2.4 (1.9–2.9)
Health status
 Good vs. fair/poor 1.3 (0.9–1.8) 0.9 (0.6–1.3) 1.0 (0.7–1.4) 0.9 (0.6–1.4) 0.8 (0.7–1.0)**
 Excellent/very good vs. fair/poor 1.7 (1.2–2.4) 1.1 (0.8–1.6) 0.9 (0.6–1.5) 1.1 (0.7–1.7) 0.9 (0.8–1.1)
Health insurancef
 Yes vs. no 0.9 (0.5–1.5) 1.2 (0.8–2.0) 1.2 (0.7–2.1) 1.3 (0.7–2.6) NAg
Physical activityh
 Recommendations met vs. recommendations not met 1.4 (0.9–2.1) 1.4 (1.1–1.7) 1.3 (0.9–1.7) 1.1 (0.9–1.5) NAg
Fruit and vegetable consumption
 ≥5 servings per day vs. <5 servings per day 1.5 (1.2–1.8) 1.4 (1.1–1.7) 1.3 (0.9–1.8) 1.4 (1.0–1.8)*** NAg

AOR, adjusted odds ratio; 95% CI, 95% confidence interval; DTC, direct-to-consumer; NA, not available.

a

Logistic regression models controlled for age, income, education, and fruit and vegetable consumption.

b

Logistic regression models controlled for race/ethnicity, age, income, education, and fruit and vegetable consumption.

c

Logistic regression models controlled for sex, race/ethnicity, age, income, education, and health status.

d

Data unavailable due to small sample size.

e

The “other” category includes: American Indian/Alaska Native, Asian, Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander, and other races.

f

Any kind of health care insurance, including government plans.

g

Corresponding questions not included in the HealthStyles survey.

h

30+ min of moderate physical activity five or more days per week, or vigorous physical activity for 20+ min three or more days per week.

*

P = 0.039;

**

P = 0.019;

***

P = 0.031

P = 0.040;

P = 0.042.