Would you want to know? Public attitudes on early diagnostic testing for Alzheimer's disease

Table 2 Logistic Regression results evaluating variables predictive of being "very likely" to obtain preclinical AD test

		Model 1	Model 2
Variables		AOR	AOR
Measures of perceived threat
	Respondent is or was decision-maker or caretaker for AD patient	1.306*	1.330*
	Worried will get Alzheimer's	1.760***	1.22
	"Excellent/Good/Very Good" Health Status	0.972	0.763
	Worried* Excellent/Good/Very Good Health Status	--	1.610*
	Have/had immediate blood relative with AD	1.312*	0.971
	Think AD is fatal	1.112	0.96
	Immediate blood relative* Think AD is fatal	--	1.783*
Measures of perceived costs and benefits
	Marital status of respondent	0.963	0.977
	Expect paid caregiver to be primary caretaker if develop AD	1.277*	1.291*
	Believe an effective AD treatment is available now or will be in five years	1.064	1.051
Demographic controls
	Age of respondent
	30 to 49	1.019	1.019
	50 to 64	1.573**	1.582**
	65 to 74	1.702**	1.733**
	75 to 85+	1.465	1.489
	Female	1.18	1.178
	Educational Attainment
	Middle education	1.112	1.105
	High education	0.846	0.844
	Country of Residence
	Germany	0.838	0.841
	Poland	1.568**	1.559*
	Spain	1.463*	1.463*
	United States	1.208	1.206
Measure of Psychological Status
	Would see doctor if showing symptoms of AD	1.44	1.416

AOR = Adjusted odds ratio; reference groups, in order of the categories displayed in the table are: Ages 18 to 29; Low Education; France; * P < 0.05,** P < 0.01, *** P < 0.001.

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