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Table 3 Country-level logistic regression results evaluating variables predictive of being "very likely" to obtain test

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

Variable

Entire sample

France

Germany

Poland

Spain

United States

Measures of perceived threat

      
 

Have/had immediate blood relative with AD

1.312* (0.165)

1.194 (0.336)

1.042 (0.340)

1.739 (0.624)

1.386 (0.389)

1.411 (0.325)

 

Respondent is or was decision-maker or caretaker for AD patient

1.306* (0.175)

1.065 (0.362)

0.973 (0.363)

2.717** (0.977)

1.170 (0.307)

1.066 (0.288)

 

Worried will get Alzheimer's

1.760*** (0.203)

2.982*** (0.755)

1.647+ (0.469)

1.055 (0.320)

1.594 (0.476)

1.979** (0.432)

 

Think AD is fatal

1.112 (0.117)

1.332 (0.302)

1.271 (0.346)

0.758 (0.204)

1.329 (0.316)

0.907 (0.196)

 

"Excellent/Good/Very Good" health status

0.972 (0.125)

0.814 (0.261)

0.969 (0.352)

1.028 (0.308)

1.016 (0.306)

0.923 (0.231)

Measures of perceived costs and benefits

      
 

Marital status of respondent

0.963 (0.113)

1.445 (0.397)

1.383 (0.428)

0.601 (0.191)

1.393 (0.382)

0.641* (0.142)

 

Expect paid caregiver to be primary caretaker if develop AD

1.277* (0.146)

0.936 (0.228)

1.991* (0.561)

1.893+ (0.650)

1.359 (0.327)

1.001 (0.224)

 

Believe an effective AD treatment is available now or will be in five years

1.064 (0.118)

1.090 (0.276)

0.920 (0.251)

1.196 (0.339)

1.057 (0.242)

1.173 (0.277)

Age of respondent

      
 

30 to 49

1.019 (0.165)

1.558 (0.578)

2.491+ (1.370)

1.476 (0.595)

0.544+ (0.189)

0.677 (0.221)

 

50 to 64

1.573** (0.270)

1.291 (0.563)

3.494* (2.077)

3.649** (1.529)

0.827 (0.329)

1.291 (0.417)

 

65 to 74

1.702** (0.345)

2.670* (1.241)

2.762 (1.887)

2.865* (1.411)

0.966 (0.443)

1.322 (0.510)

 

75 to 85+

1.465 (0.352)

3.191* (1.757)

2.704 (1.741)

1.452 (0.969)

0.584 (0.395)

1.237 (0.518)

Gender

      
 

Female

1.180 (0.123)

1.035 (0.241)

0.944 (0.261)

1.342 (0.358)

1.090 (0.245)

1.247 (0.268)

Educational Attainment

      
 

Middle education

1.112 (0.144)

0.882 (0.270)

0.800 (0.264)

1.491 (0.460)

1.476 (0.412)

0.902 (0.238)

 

High education

0.846 (0.109)

0.853 (0.261)

0.576+ (0.182)

0.813 (0.267)

0.976 (0.279)

0.943 (0.236)

Country of Residence

      
 

Germany

0.838 (0.147)

     
 

Poland

1.568** (0.271)

     
 

Spain

1.463* (0.235)

     
 

United States

1.208 (0.192)

     

Measure of Psychological Status

      
 

Would see doctor if showing symptoms of AD

1.440 (0.341)

0.903 (0.407)

1.055 (0.569)

1.695 (0.844)

3.711+ (2.857)

1.398 (0.631)

Observations

2357

494

423

419

436

585

Wald test

110.47

33.44

23.48

50.6

21.13

34.21

P-value

0

0.007

0.102

0

0.174

0.005

  1. +P < 0.10,* P < 0.05,** P < 0.01, *** P < 0.001. Table displays adjusted odds ratios and standard errors in parentheses. Country-level sample sizes are reduced due to missing data. Reference groups, in order of the categories displayed in the table are: Ages 18 to 29; Low Education; France