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. 2019 May 10;9(2):26. doi: 10.3390/jpm9020026

Table 4.

Associations with Genetic Testing for Cancer Risk.

OR 95% CI aOR 95% CI
Level of Familial Risk
Low (ref)
Medium 4.200 * 3.081 5.725 3.057 * 1.835 5.094
High 7.083 * 3.851 13.025 8.531 * 3.666 19.851
Age 1.009 * 1.002 1.015 0.993 0.976 1.011
Race/Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White (ref)
Non-Hispanic Black 0.966 0.652 1.432 1.291 0.742 2.246
Other 0.690 0.468 1.016 0.866 0.526 1.426
Highest Level of Education 1.058 1.004 1.115 1.01 0.935 1.091
Marital Status
Married (ref)
Widowed 0.715 0.437 1.169 0.753 0.244 2.321
Separated/Divorced 0.875 0.575 1.330 0.864 0.506 1.477
Never Married 0.633* 0.413 0.971 0.79 0.409 1.526
Living with Partner 0.731 0.402 1.332 0.639 0.245 1.664
Household Income
$0–34,999 0.541 * 0.365 0.802 0.726 0.386 1.365
$35,000–$49,000 0.670 0.416 1.081 0.996 0.539 1.838
$50,000–$74,999 0.898 0.571 1.411 1.023 0.588 1.78
$75,000–$99,999 0.427 * 0.229 0.796 0.431 * 0.193 0.96
$100,000 and over (ref)
Insurance Status
Private (ref)
Other Coverage 0.852 0.590 1.230 0.997 0.603 1.65
Perceived Cancer Risk in Self
Less Likely 1.023 0.710 1.475 1.136 0.722 1.786
About as Likely (ref)
More Likely 4.232 * 2.985 5.999 1.947 * 1.13 3.354
Personal Cancer History
No Cancer
Breast or Ovary 14.960 * 10.295 21.738 20.266 * 11.122 36.927
Other Cancer 3.749 * 2.443 5.754 3.777 * 2.052 6.952

* p < 0.05.