Table 7.
Mean answers in MAIN-A questions by genders
| All | Males | Females | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Question | Mean | N | Mean | N | Mean | N | Difference | p value |
| Q1 Attitude towards uncertainty | 2.045 | 66 | 2.103 | 29 | 2.000 | 37 | 0.10 | 0.605 |
| Q2 Own QoL | 1.078 | 51 | 1.143 | 21 | 1.033 | 30 | 0.11 | 0.209 |
| Q3 The QoL of the close ones | 1.102 | 49 | 1.056 | 18 | 1.129 | 31 | − 0.07 | 0.379 |
| Q4 Importance of test results on inheritable risk factors | 1.048 | 63 | 1.037 | 27 | 1.056 | 36 | − 0.02 | 0.731 |
| Q5 Concern towards the knowledge of genetic risk factors | 1.803 | 61 | 1.704 | 27 | 1.882 | 34 | − 0.18 | 0.192 |
| Q6 Influence of genetic risk factors on work life and financial decisions | 1.642 | 53 | 1.720 | 25 | 1.571 | 28 | 0.15 | 0.330 |
| Q7 Treatable secondary findings | 1.000 | 67 | 1.0 | 29 | 1.000 | 38 | 0.00 | – |
| Q8 Non-treatable secondary findings | 1.269 | 67 | 1.2 | 29 | 1.289 | 38 | − 0.05 | 0.769 |
| Q9 Attitude towards genetic information as a part of healthcare | 1.323 | 65 | 1.2 | 28 | 1.405 | 37 | − 0.19 | 0.166 |
| Q10 Genetic privacy and medical use of results | 1.000 | 63 | 1.0 | 27 | 1.000 | 36 | 0.00 | – |
| Q11 Genetic privacy and other than medical use of results | 1.050 | 60 | 1.037 | 27 | 1.061 | 33 | − 0.02 | 0.676 |
| Q12 Monetary investments | 1.356 | 45 | 1.318 | 22 | 1.391 | 23 | − 0.07 | 0.618 |
| Q13 Availability of test results | 1.925 | 67 | 1.966 | 29 | 1.895 | 38 | 0.07 | 0.251 |
| Q14 Informing relatives about test results | 1.303 | 66 | 1.241 | 29 | 1.351 | 37 | − 0.11 | 0.336 |
| Q15 Possibility of heritable disease | 1.433 | 67 | 1.483 | 29 | 1.395 | 38 | 0.09 | 0.481 |
“Mean” refers to the mean score in the corresponding question. “Difference” refers to the difference between the mean scores. “N” is number of respondents. Note that the sum of respondents may not be 68 as there can be either “Cannot say” or truly missing values which are not included in the calculations of mean score