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. 2021 Jan 22;12(3):439–447. doi: 10.1007/s12687-021-00504-9

Table 3.

Factors associated with of length of summary note (word count) in bivariate and multivariable regression models (N=656).

Variable Category Bivariate Multivariate
β p-value β p-value
Summary note context Initial disclosure ref ref
Follow-up disclosure -127.03 <0.001 -63.37 0.003
Encounter type Over telephone ref ref
In person 304.22 <0.001 272.3 <0.001
Gene with pathogenic variant Non-BRCA genes Ref ref
BRCA1 or BRCA2 74.08 0.002 93.07 <0.001
Number of pathogenic variants 1 pathogenic result Ref ref
2 pathogenic results 400.01 <0.001 315.78 <0.001
No. of VUS results accompanying pathogenic results VUS present Ref ref
VUS absent 157 <0.001 103.77 <0.001

VUS: Variant of uncertain significance