Table 3.
Variable | Beliefs about limited access to treatmenta | t-Value | Beliefs about reduced benefitsb | t-Value | ||
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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 |
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Future temporal orientation | 15.2 (2.4) | 15.8 (2.3) | 1.66† | 15.4 (2.2) | 15.5 (2.4) | 0.34 |
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Present temporal orientation | 9.0 (2.5) | 9.1 (2.6) | 0.07 | 9.2 (2.8) | 9.0 (2.5) | −0.38 |
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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.
Genetically targeted care will limit some people’s access to medical treatment.
People like me will not benefit from genetically targeted care.