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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 May 31.
Published in final edited form as: J Natl Med Assoc. 2017 Mar 13;109(2):98–106. doi: 10.1016/j.jnma.2017.02.004

Table 3.

Bivariate analysis of beliefs about genetically targeted care by cultural factors and exposure.

Variable Beliefs about limited access to treatmenta t-Value Beliefs about reduced benefitsb t-Value
Mean (SD) Mean (SD)
Agree Disagree Agree Disagree
Religiosity 27.1 (5.3) 28.3 (4.4) 1.48 28.5 (4.7) 27.5 (5.0) −1.00

Future temporal orientation 15.2 (2.4) 15.8 (2.3) 1.66 15.4 (2.2) 15.5 (2.4) 0.34

Present temporal orientation 9.0 (2.5) 9.1 (2.6) 0.07 9.2 (2.8) 9.0 (2.5) −0.38

Exposure to genetic information 14.2 (4.0) 13.4 (4.4) −1.22 12.2 (4.2) 14.2 (4.1) 2.33*
*

p < 0.05;

p < 0.10.

a

Genetically targeted care will limit some people’s access to medical treatment.

b

People like me will not benefit from genetically targeted care.