Table 3 Consequences of the results of direct-to-consumer genetic tests on patients’ health behaviors, according to disease (% of patients answering “yes” to the questions)
N | Gender | Age | Area | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Female | Male | p | < 50 | 50–64 | > = 65 | p | Rural | Urban | p | |||
Based on the test’s results, do you think that you would change your lifestyle? | ||||||||||||
Diabetes | 901 | 77.3 | 84.2 | ** | 85.3 | 82.8 | 75.5 | ** | 77.8 | 82.5 | ns | 81.1 |
Colorectal cancer | 879 | 78.6 | 82.3 | ns | 81.3 | 81.5 | 79.5 | ns | 79.9 | 81.2 | ns | 80.7 |
Alzheimer’s disease | 876 | 60.4 | 69.0 | ** | 63.1 | 66.9 | 65.8 | ns | 59.8 | 67.0 | ns | 65.2 |
Systematically, whatever the disease | 882 | 54.0 | 62.5 | * | 57.1 | 62.3 | 57.2 | ns | 54.4 | 60.2 | ns | 58.7 |
Based on the test’s results, do you think you would like your GP to change your health management? | ||||||||||||
Diabetes | 868 | 46.1 | 49.3 | ns | 44.6 | 48.1 | 51.9 | ns | 43.3 | 49.1 | ns | 47.8 |
Colorectal cancer | 851 | 59.4 | 59.2 | ns | 61.2 | 58.1 | 57.3 | ns | 62.4 | 58.6 | ns | 59.1 |
Alzheimer’s disease | 867 | 53.9 | 57.8 | ns | 49.7 | 59.4 | 59.6 | * | 51.2 | 57.2 | ns | 55.9 |
Systematically, whatever the disease | 860 | 35.2 | 36.4 | ns | 34.5 | 38 | 34.4 | ns | 29.1 | 38.2 | * | 35.8 |
Based on the test’s results, do you think that you would ask your GP to perform complementary examinations more frequently? | ||||||||||||
Diabetes | 896 | 67.4 | 68.4 | ns | 73.7 | 67.1 | 61.8 | ** | 68.3 | 67.8 | ns | 67.4 |
Colorectal cancer | 892 | 75.5 | 78.9 | ns | 81.6 | 78.6 | 70.9 | ** | 76.8 | 77.5 | ns | 77.1 |
Alzheimer’s disease | 874 | 60.7 | 66.0 | ns | 67.2 | 63.9 | 58.4 | ** | 55.9 | 65.7 | ** | 63.2 |
Systematically, whatever the disease | 878 | 49.1 | 51.3 | ns | 56.3 | 50.8 | 42.1 | ** | 44.4 | 52.2 | * | 49.9 |