Table 4 Exploratory subgroup analysis
From: The value of knowing: preferences for genetic testing to diagnose rare muscle diseases
Subgroup Pair | Subgroup Description | n | P Value |
|---|---|---|---|
Respondents who were willing to get a genetic test that might return information about unrelated health conditions versus those who were nota | Respondents who were willing to get a genetic test that might return information about unrelated health conditions | 491 | < 0.000 |
Respondents who were not willing to get a genetic test that might return information about unrelated health conditions | 109 | ||
Respondents who preferred to make medical decisions themselves versus those who preferred to make medical decisions with the help of a doctor versus those who did not | Respondents who preferred to make medical decisions themselves versus those who preferred to make medical decisions with the help of a doctor | 401 | 0.202 |
Respondents who did not prefer to make medical decisions themselves versus those who preferred to make medical decisions with the help of a doctor | 199 | ||
Respondents who scored “high” on the Need for Closure Ambiguity subscale [26] versus those who did not | High score | 173 | 0.326 |
All others | 427 | ||
Respondents who scored “low” on the Need for Closure Ambiguity subscale versus [26] those who did not | Low score | 183 | 0.077 |
All others | 417 | ||
Respondents who have a 4-year college degree or more versus those who do not | 4-year college degree or more | 262 | 0.739 |
Less than a 4-year college degree | 338 | ||
Respondents who are female versus those who are not | Female | 309 | 0.046 |
All others | 291 | ||
Respondents who have had experience with genetic tests versus those who had not | Experience with genetic tests | 149 | 0.742 |
No experience with genetic tests | 451 |