Table 4.
Fixed effects from linear mixed-effect models for factors influencing knowledge of cancer genetics and genetic affinity in the overall sample at the individual level.
| Knowledge of Cancer Genetics (n = 1895) * |
Genetic Affinity (n = 1895) * |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate | Standard Error | p | Estimate | Standard Error | p | |
| Age | −0.02 | 0.007 | <0.001 | −0.0004 | 0.007 | 0.95 |
| Race and ethnicity (ref: White) | 1.68 | 0.18 | <0.0001 | 0.074 | 0.17 | 0.66 |
| Education—(ref: Elementary school) | 1.12 | 1.24 | <0.0001 | 0.59 | 0.12 | <0.0001 |
| Employment (ref: No employment) | 0.26 | 0.16 | 0.11 | 0.13 | 0.15 | 0.40 |
| Cancer diagnosis (ref: No cancer) | 0.21 | 0.21 | 0.33 | 0.59 | 0.21 | <0.01 |
| Genetic counselling (ref: No counselling) | 0.80 | 0.27 | <0.01 | 1.59 | 0.25 | <0.0001 |
| Family history of cancer (ref: No history) | 1.45 | 0.25 | <0.0001 | 0.50 | 0.23 | 0.03 |
| Recruitment (ref: Clinic) | 2.35 | 3.12 | 0.99 | 1.98 | 3.32 | 1.00 |
| Country (ref: US) | 2.82 | 3.13 | 0.99 | 1.38 | 3.32 | 1.00 |
| ≤5 years since cancer diagnosis (ref: Never diagnosed with cancer) | 0.05 | 0.32 | 0.88 | 0.39 | 0.30 | 0.19 |
| >5 years since cancer diagnosis (ref: Never diagnosed with cancer) | 0.36 | 0.21 | 0.09 | 0.29 | 0.19 | 0.14 |
| ≤5 years since counselling (ref: Never counselled) | 0.86 | 0.31 | <0.01 | 0.34 | 0.29 | 0.21 |
| >5 years since counselling (ref: Never counselled) | 1.16 | 0.34 | <0.001 | 0.68 | 0.32 | 0.03 |
* the number of participants is lower compared to the overall sample due to missing data. Bold: p-value still significant after Bonferroni correction.