Table 2.

Extent of Concerns Associated with Biological Specimen Donation by Group

No.	Concern 1 = not at all concerned 10 = extremely concerned	Biobank (N = 292)	Biorepository (N = 294)
1	Confidentiality of biological/genetic information	5.3 (0.20)	5.0 (0.20)
2	Confidentiality of medical information	5.8 (0.20)	5.3 (.20)
3	Samples used by drug companies for profit	6.2 (0.20)	6.3 (0.20)
4	Samples used by insurance companies to make insurance decisions	7.0 (0.20)	7.3 (0.20)
5	Samples used to make employment decisions	6.0 (0.22)	6.2 (0.22)
6	Samples used by researchers who are not part of a university	4.3 (0.18)	4.6 (0.18)
7	No personal benefit from the sample donation	2.5 (0.14)	2.7 (0.15)
8	Other patients do not benefit from the sample donation	3.7 (0.17)	3.9 (0.18)
9	Samples being used for research I might not be comfortable with	4.2 (0.18)	4.6 (0.18)
10	Experiencing discomfort from having blood drawn	1.6 (0.10)	1.9 (0.12)
11	Time commitment required	2.9 (0.15)	3.3 (0.16)

Mean (SE) shown. There were no significant differences between the groups, and Mann–Whitney U tests were performed.

SE, standard error.