Table 4.
Likely reactions to test results if found to be at risk of brain disease.
| Variable | Characteristics | Change my lifestyle | Seek professional help | Plan for the future | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | OR | 99% CI | % | OR | 99%CI | % | OR | 99%CI | ||
| Gender | Women | 98.0 | 96.8 | 95.6 | ||||||
| Men | 97.2 | 0.71 | 0.57–0.89 | 97.3 | 1.21 | 0.98–1.50 | 93.8 | 0.70 | 0.60–0.82 | |
| Other/Undisclosed | 90.2 | 0.19 | 0.08–0.41 | 91.8 | 0.37 | 0.16–0.87 | 86.1 | 0.29 | 0.15–0.57 | |
| Age | >60 years | 97.7 | 97.7 | 95.3 | ||||||
| 41–60 years | 98.0 | 1.16 | 0.91–1.47 | 96.6 | 0.66 | 0.53–0.81 | 95.6 | 1.08 | 0.91–1.28 | |
| ≤ 40 years | 97.4 | 0.89 | 0.67–1.19 | 95.6 | 0.51 | 0.40–0.65 | 93.0 | 0.66 | 0.55–0.80 | |
| Education | Higher education | 97.7 | 96.7 | 95.7 | ||||||
| Lower education | 97.9 | 1.07 | 0.85–1.34 | 97.5 | 1.31 | 1.07–1.61 | 93.4 | 0.63 | 0.55–0.73 | |
| Cognitive health | Average or above | 97.9 | 96.9 | 95.2 | ||||||
| Below average | 95.3 | 0.43 | 0.31–0.59 | 96.8 | 0.94 | 0.65–1.37 | 92.8 | 0.65 | 0.50–0.85 | |
| Mental health | Average or above | 98.0 | 97.1 | 95.5 | ||||||
| Below average | 96.0 | 0.49 | 0.38–0.63 | 95.8 | 0.68 | 0.53–0.86 | 92.2 | 0.56 | 0.47–0.67 | |
| Caregiver exp. | No | 97.5 | 97.0 | 93.8 | ||||||
| Yes | 98.1 | 1.34 | 1.08–1.67 | 96.8 | 0.93 | 0.78–1.12 | 96.4 | 1.77 | 1.52–2.06 | |
| Illness experience | No | 98.0 | 96.7 | 95.3 | ||||||
| Yes | 97.4 | 0.74 | 0.60–0.91 | 97.2 | 1.19 | 0.98–1.43 | 94.6 | 0.85 | 0.73–0.98 | |
| Brain research exp. | No | 97.6 | 96.9 | 94.3 | ||||||
| Yes | 98.0 | 1.25 | 1.01–1.56 | 97.0 | 1.01 | 0.84–1.22 | 96.0 | 1.47 | 1.26–1.71 | |
| Health care exp. | No | 97.7 | 97.5 | 94.6 | ||||||
| Yes | 97.9 | 1.09 | 0.87–1.35 | 96.1 | 0.65 | 0.54–0.77 | 95.6 | 1.25 | 1.07–1.45 | |
| Variable | Characteristics | Seek information | Seek advice | |||||||
| % | OR | 99% CI | % | OR | 99% CI | % | OR | 99%CI | ||
| Gender | Women | 92.0 | 65.5 | |||||||
| Men | 86.6 | 0.57 | 0.51–0.63 | 62.1 | 0.86 | 0.80–0.93 | ||||
| Other/Undisclosed | 91.2 | 0.91 | 0.40–2.05 | 62.5 | 0.88 | 0.54–1.43 | ||||
| Age | >60 years | 89.5 | 60.4 | |||||||
| 41–60 years | 91.6 | 1.27 | 1.13–1.44 | 65.2 | 1.23 | 1.14–1.32 | ||||
| ≤ 40 years | 90.3 | 1.09 | 0.93–1.26 | 73.6 | 1.82 | 1.65–2.02 | ||||
| Education | Higher education | 92.3 | 64.7 | |||||||
| Lower education | 86.4 | 0.53 | 0.48–0.59 | 64.3 | 0.98 | 0.91–1.06 | ||||
| Cognitive health | Average or above | 90.5 | 64.7 | |||||||
| Below average | 89.6 | 0.90 | 0.73–1.13 | 61.6 | 0.87 | 0.76–1.01 | ||||
| Mental health | Average or above | 90.3 | 65.1 | |||||||
| Below average | 91.2 | 1.11 | 0.94–1.30 | 60.7 | 0.83 | 0.75–0.91 | ||||
| Caregiver exp. | No | 89.6 | 63.2 | |||||||
| Yes | 91.4 | 1.24 | 1.12–1.39 | 66.0 | 1.13 | 1.06–1.21 | ||||
| Illness experience | No | 90.5 | 65.3 | |||||||
| Yes | 90.4 | 1.00 | 0.90–1.12 | 63.5 | 0.92 | 0.86–0.99 | ||||
| Brain research exp. | No | 90.6 | 65.7 | |||||||
| Yes | 90.3 | 0.97 | 0.87–1.08 | 63.0 | 0.89 | 0.83–0.95 | ||||
| Health care exp. | No | 89.6 | 64.3 | |||||||
| Yes | 91.8 | 1.29 | 1.16–1.45 | 64.9 | 1.03 | 0.96–1.10 | ||||
% Indicates the proportion of participants selecting reaction. OR, Odds ratio; CI, Confidence interval.