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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: West J Nurs Res. 2018 Dec 12;41(11):1576–1601. doi: 10.1177/0193945918817039

Table 5.

Multivariate Relationships Between Relationship Characteristics and Outcomes

Model 1: FDR Informed of Disease Risk (n = 180) Coefficient 95% CI p value
    Communication frequency .01 [-0.01, 0.04] .299
    Geographic proximity -.01 [-0.02, 0.01] .341
    Intercept .85 [.70, 1.01] <.001

Model 2: SDR Informed of Disease Risk (n = 273) OR 95% CI p value
    Communication frequency 2.98 [1.78, 4.97] <.001
    Geographic proximity 1.30 [0.98, 1.73] .069
    Intercept .05 [0.01, 0.59] .016

Model 3: TDR Informed of Disease Risk (n = 433) OR 95% CI p value
    Communication frequency 2.31 [1.49, 3.58] <.001
    Geographic proximity .93 [0.75, 1.16] .535
    Intercept .19 [0.03, 1.45] .109

Model 4: FDR Tested for Disease (n =157) OR 95% CI p value
    Communication frequency 1.76 [1.10, 2.84] .018
    Geographic proximity 1.02 [0.82, 1.26] .858
    Intercept .19 [0.02, 1.99] .167

Model 5: SDR Tested for Disease (n = 148) OR 95% CI p value
    Communication frequency 1.74 [1.25, 4.77] .009
    Geographic proximity 1.42 [0.93, 2.19] .104
    Intercept .02 [0.00, 0.65] .027

Model 6: TDR Tested for Disease (n =136) OR 95% CI p value
    Communication frequency 1.39 [.87, 2.22] .172
    Geographic proximity .96 [0.68, 1.34] .800
    Intercept .13 [0.01, 1.50] .103

Note. OR = odds ratio; CI = confidence interval; FDR = first degree relative; SDR = second degree relative; TDR = third degree relative