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. 2022 Jun 7;25(3):233–243. doi: 10.4048/jbc.2022.25.e25

Table 4. Factors associated with changes in attitude toward childbearing on the assumption of being a BRCA mutation carrier among participants with initial intention to marry (n = 972).

Characteristics Crude OR Adjusted OR*
Sex
Males 1.00 1.00
Females 1.38 (1.05–1.80) 1.77 (1.31–2.39)
Age
20–24 1.00 1.00
25–29 0.68 (0.45–0.99) 0.72 (0.44–1.18)
30–34 0.61 (0.41–0.90) 0.68 (0.40–1.15)
35–39 0.70 (0.45–1.09) 0.84 (0.47–1.50)
Education
High school or less 1.00 1.00
Undergraduate 0.93 (0.57–1.52) 0.87 (0.48–1.56)
College or more 0.73 (0.47–1.12) 0.81 (0.50–1.31)
Income
< $30,000/year 1.00 1.00
≥ $30,000/year 0.72 (0.55–0.95) 0.72 (0.53–0.97)
Occupation
White-collar 1.00 1.00
Blue-collar 0.86 (0.55–1.35) 0.73 (0.45–1.18)
Others 1.22 (0.71–2.08) 1.30 (0.72–2.37)
Student 1.32 (0.92–1.90) 1.13 (0.63–2.02)
None 1.13 (0.72–1.77) 1.03 (0.63–1.68)
Residential area
Metropolitan city 1.00 1.00
Others 1.01 (0.74–1.37) 0.95 (0.68–1.31)
Family history of breast or ovarian cancer
Neither 1.00 1.00
Either breast or ovarian cancer 0.92 (0.83–1.35) 0.93 (0.62–1.39)
Attitude toward genetic testing & disclosing the test results to family
Do not want to get tested 1.17 (0.75–1.81) 1.30 (0.82–2.07)
Want to get tested & disclose results 1.00 1.00
Want to get tested but do not want to disclose results 1.46 (0.92–2.32) 1.67 (1.03–2.72)

Values are presented as OR (95% CI).

OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval.

*Adjusted for the variables in the table.