Table 2 Multivariable logistic regression analyses for the association between three estimates of attitude towards risk- stratified breast cancer screening and characteristics of the study population (n = 5,001)
What are your thoughts on estimating your risk of developing BC? I don’t want to know my risk/don’t know vs. I would like to know my riska | Imagine that you have had your personal risk of developing BC estimated and are told that you have a low risk. Therefore, you only need MG every four years. Which of the following statements best applies to you? I would prefer MG every two years vs. It would be fine to get MG every four yearsb | Do you feel comfortable having a blood sample taken to be tested for several BC hereditary genes used to estimate your risk? No/don’t know vs. Yesc | |||||||
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Characteristics | ORd | 95% CI | P-value | ORd | 95% CI | P-value | ORd | 95% CI | P-value |
Age (52–67) | 1.03 | 1.02–1.04 | < 0.001 | 0.99 | 0.98-1.00 | 0.072 | 1.05 | 1.03–1.07 | < 0.001 |
Education level | |||||||||
High (< 10 years) | -1- | ref | -1- | ref | -1- | ref | |||
Medium (10–12 years) | 1.21 | 1.06–1.37 | 0.003 | 1.54 | 1.36–1.75 | < 0.001 | 1.30 | 1.08–1.57 | 0.005 |
Lower (> 12 years) | 1.74 | 1.37–2.21 | < 0.001 | 1.65 | 1.28–2.13 | < 0.001 | 2.09 | 1.54–2.82 | < 0.001 |
Are you participating in the BC screening program, where you are invited every two years? | |||||||||
Yes | -1- | ref | -1- | ref | -1- | ref | |||
No | 2.39 | 1.92–2.98 | < 0.001 | 0.17 | 0.13–0.22 | < 0.001 | 3.55 | 2.76–4.56 | < 0.001 |
Do you have or have you had BC? | |||||||||
Yes, I have/have had BC | -1- | ref | -1- | ref | -1- | ref | |||
No | 1.96 | 1.40–2.81 | < 0.001 | 0.66 | 0.47–0.91 | 0.013 | 2.59 | 1.48-5.00 | 0.002 |
Does anyone in your immediate family have or have had breast cancer? | |||||||||
Yes, one or more members of my immediate family have/have had BC | -1- | ref | -1- | ref | -1- | ref | |||
No/Don’t know | 1.40 | 1.22–1.62 | < 0.001 | 0.87 | 0.76-1.00 | 0.052 | 1.26 | 1.03–1.56 | 0.025 |
How do you assess your own risk of getting BC? | |||||||||
High | -1- | ref | -1- | ref | -1- | ref | |||
Low | 1.82 | 1.27–2.66 | 0.002 | 0.65 | 0.47–0.88 | 0.007 | 1.88 | 1.04–3.73 | 0.051 |
Neither high nor low/Don’t know | 2.93 | 2.07–4.22 | < 0.001 | 1.15 | 0.84–1.54 | 0.377 | 3.33 | 1.88–6.47 | < 0.001 |
How often do you worry about getting BC at some point? | |||||||||
Almost always/often | -1- | ref | -1- | ref | -1- | ref | |||
Sometimes | 1.07 | 0.80–1.35 | 0.785 | 0.57 | 0.42–0.76 | < 0.001 | 1.05 | 0.72–1.56 | 0.804 |
Rarely/Never/Don’t know | 1.36 | 1.05–1.76 | 0.020 | 0.24 | 0.18–0.32 | < 0.001 | 1.09 | 0.76–1.60 | 0.668 |