TABLE 1.
Regional differences in practices of genetic counselling and testing
| East Europe (n = 713) | North Europe (n = 543) | South Europe (n = 1,427) | West Europe (n = 481) | North Africa (n = 44) | All (n = 3208) | P‐value | |
| Genetic counselling performed, n (%) | 393/670 (58.7) | 294/519 (56.7) | 907/1338 (67.8) | 157/370 (42.4) | 35/42 (83.3) | 1786/2939 (60.8) | <0.001 |
| Geneticist, n (%) | 9/393 (2.3) | 28/294 (9.5) | 168/907 (18.5) | 64/157 (40.8) | 0/35 (0.0) | 269/1786 (15.1) | <0.001 |
| Genetic counsellor, n (%) | 5/393 (1.3) | 24/294 (8.2) | 99/907 (10.9) | 74/157 (47.1) | 0/35 (0.0) | 202/1786 (11.3) | <0.001 |
| Cardiologist, n (%) | 386/393 (98.2) | 233/294 (79.3) | 838/907 (92.4) | 31/157 (19.8) | 35/35 (100.0) | 1523/1786 (85.3) | <0.001 |
| Nurse, n (%) | 0/393 (0.0) | 47/294 (16.0) | 87/907 (9.6) | 0/157 (0.0) | 0/35 (0.0) | 134/1786 (7.5) | <0.001 |
| Genetic testing performed, n (%) | 102/672 (15.2) | 181/523 (34.6) | 659/1326 (49.7) | 163/404 (40.4) | 0/38 (0.0) | 1105/2963 (37.3) | <0.001 |
One patient could receive genetic counselling from several professionals.
Geographical areas were defined according to United Nations geoscheme for Europe (https://unstats.un.org/unsd/methodology/m49/).
The table includes data on index patients, relatives, and those with unknown family position.