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