Table 3.
Reasons for NOT wanting to take a brain health test.
| Variable | Characteristics | Do not want to know | Do not want to worry | Frightened by the result | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | OR | 99% CI | % | OR | 99%CI | % | OR | 99%CI | ||
| Gender | Women | 59.4 | 26.7 | 11.7 | ||||||
| Men | 55.0 | 0.84 | 0.64–1.09 | 27.3 | 1.03 | 0.76–1.39 | 9.6 | 0.80 | 0.51–1.24 | |
| Other/Undisclosed | 32.0 | 0.32 | 0.11–0.98 | 40.0 | 1.83 | 0.63–5.29 | 16 | 1.43 | 0.35–5.91 | |
| Age | >60 years | 60.1 | 27.5 | 8.9 | ||||||
| 41–60 years | 56.2 | 0.85 | 0.67–1.08 | 26.5 | 0.95 | 0.73–1.23 | 11.8 | 1.38 | 0.93–2.03 | |
| ≤ 40 years | 58.8 | 0.95 | 0.71–1.27 | 26.9 | 0.97 | 0.70–1.33 | 15.4 | 1.87 | 1.21–2.89 | |
| Education | Higher education | 61.0 | 24.7 | 10.3 | ||||||
| Lower education | 49.4 | 0.62 | 0.49–0.80 | 34.0 | 1.57 | 1.20–2.04 | 14.7 | 1.49 | 1.04–2.14 | |
| Cognitive health | Average or above | 58.3 | 27.1 | 11.3 | ||||||
| Below average | 58.1 | 0.99 | 0.59–1.67 | 23.8 | 0.84 | 0.46–1.54 | 14.3 | 1.31 | 0.63–2.75 | |
| Mental health | Average or above | 58.1 | 27.2 | 10.5 | ||||||
| Below average | 59.3 | 1.05 | 0.77–1.43 | 25.6 | 0.92 | 0.65–1.31 | 17.3 | 1.78 | 1.17–2.72 | |
| Caregiver exp. | No | 55.7 | 28.0 | 12.5 | ||||||
| Yes | 61.4 | 1.27 | 1.02–1.57 | 25.7 | 0.89 | 0.70–1.13 | 9.9 | 0.77 | 0.55–1.08 | |
| Illness experience | No | 58.8 | 26.7 | 10.9 | ||||||
| Yes | 57.2 | 0.94 | 0.75–1.17 | 27.5 | 1.04 | 0.82–1.33 | 12.3 | 1.15 | 0.82–1.61 | |
| Brain research exp. | No | 57.7 | 29.2 | 12.8 | ||||||
| Yes | 59.3 | 1.07 | 0.86–1.33 | 23.1 | 0.73 | 0.57–0.93 | 8.9 | 0.67 | 0.47–0.95 | |
| Health care exp. | No | 56.6 | 27.9 | 12.2 | ||||||
| Yes | 60.1 | 1.15 | 0.93–1.43 | 25.9 | 0.90 | 0.71–1.14 | 10.4 | 0.84 | 0.60–1.17 | |
| Variable | Characteristics | Other reasons | Nothing I can do anyway | |||||||
| % | OR | 99% CI | % | OR | 99% CI | % | OR | 99%CI | ||
| Gender | Women | 10.2 | 1.0 | |||||||
| Men | 13.0 | 1.31 | 0.88–1.96 | 3.2 | 3.39 | 1.37–8.34 | ||||
| Other/Undisclosed | 20.0 | 2.20 | 0.60–8.09 | 4.0 | 4.27 | 0.29–63.5 | ||||
| Age | >60 years | 9.2 | 2.4 | |||||||
| 41–60 years | 13.4 | 1.53 | 1.05–2.22 | 1.0 | 0.40 | 0.15–1.07 | ||||
| ≤ 40 years | 8.9 | 0.97 | 0.59–1.59 | 0.4 | 0.16 | 0.02–1.10 | ||||
| Education | Higher education | 10.7 | 1.0 | |||||||
| Lower education | 11.5 | 1.08 | 0.74–1.59 | 2.9 | 3.09 | 1.28–7.45 | ||||
| Cognitive health | Average or above | 10.9 | 1.3 | |||||||
| Below average | 9.5 | 0.86 | 0.36–2.06 | 4.8 | 3.87 | 1.08–13.8 | ||||
| Mental health | Average or above | 11.3 | 1.4 | |||||||
| Below average | 7.7 | 0.65 | 0.37–1.15 | 1.9 | 1.37 | 0.43–4.41 | ||||
| Caregiver exp. | No | 11.4 | 1.5 | |||||||
| Yes | 10.1 | 0.87 | 0.62–1.22 | 1.3 | 0.83 | 0.34–2.02 | ||||
| Illness experience | No | 10.5 | 1.5 | |||||||
| Yes | 11.4 | 1.09 | 0.77–1.54 | 1.3 | 0.83 | 0.32–2.12 | ||||
| Brain research exp. | No | 8.8 | 1.7 | |||||||
| Yes | 14.3 | 1.72 | 1.23–2.41 | 1.0 | 0.58 | 0.21–1.58 | ||||
| Health care exp. | No | 10.6 | 1.7 | |||||||
| Yes | 11.1 | 1.05 | 0.75–1.47 | 1.1 | 0.60 | 0.24–1.51 | ||||
% Indicates the proportion of participants selecting each reason. OR, Odds ratio; CI, Confidence interval.