Table 1 Sociodemographic, reproductive, and health characteristics by groupa.

From: Couple-based expanded carrier screening provided by general practitioners to couples in the Dutch general population: psychological outcomes and reproductive intentions

Characteristics

All N = 380

Test offer decliners N = 120

Test decliners N = 26

Test acceptors N = 234

Age (years), mean (SD)

29.1 (5.5)

28.7 (5.4)

30.1 (5.2)

29.3 (5.5)

Sex n (%)

  Female

185 (52.0)

55 (55.6)

13 (52.0)

117 (50.0)

  Male

173 (48.0)

44 (44.4)

12 (48.0)

117 (50.0)

Age category n (%)

  18–24 years

69 (19.3)

23 (23.2)

3 (12.0)

43 (18.4)

  24–32 years

180 (50.3)

46 (46.5)

11 (44.0)

123 (52.6)

  >33 years

109 (30.4)

30 (30.3)

11 (44.0)

68 (29.1)

Religiosity n (%)

  Yes

84 (23.5)

19 (17.4)

7 (28.0)

58 (24.8)

Educational level n (%)

  Basic

25 (7.0)

11 (11.1)

0 (0.0)

14 (6.0)

  Intermediate

178 (49.7)

61 (61.6)

18 (72.0)

99 (42.3)

  High

155 (43.3)

27 (27.3)

7 (28.0)

121 (51.7)

Marital status n (%)

  Married/civil partnership

77 (21.5)

18 (31.3)

0 (0)

59 (25.2)

  Living together

196 (54.7)

50 (50.5)

20 (80.0)

126 (53.8)

  Not living together

90 (25.1)

31 (18.2)

5 (20.0)

49 (20.9)

Children n (%)

  Yes

55 (15.4)

24 (24.2)

3 (12.0)

28 (12.0)

Relationship satisfactionb

  Median (IQR)

9 (8–9)

8 (8–9)

9 (8–10)

9 (8–9)

Timing of next pregnancy n (%)

  <0.5 years

56 (15.6)

21 (21.2)

10 (40.0)

25 (10.7)

  0.5–2 years

103 (28.8)

39 (39.4)

2 (8.0)

72 (30.8)

  2–5 years

126 (35.2)

24 (24.2)

7 (28.0)

95 (40.6)

  ≥5 years

36 (10.1)

9 (9.1)

5 (20.0)

22 (9.4)

 Unsure

27 (7.5)

6 (6.1)

1 (4.0)

20 (8.5)

Self-rated health n (%)

  Excellent

90 (25.1)

17 (17.2)

3 (12.0)

70 (29.9)

  Very good

129 (36.0)

34 (34.2)

11 (44.0)

84 (35.9)

  Good

127 (35.5)

44 (44.4)

10 (40.0)

73 (31.2)

  Moderate

12 (3.4)

4 (4.0)

1 (4.0)

7 (3.0)

  Poor

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

Do you suffer from a chronic condition? n (%) No

218 (60.9)

56 (56.6)

18 (72.0)

144 (61.5)

Any experiences with hereditary conditions in your family/friends? n (%)

  No experience

252 (70.4)

73 (73.7)

16 (64.0)

163 (69.7)

Did you have genetic testing and counseling in the past? n (%)

  Yes

13 (3.6)

2 (2.0)

4 (16.0)

7 (3.0)

 Perceived control (PMS), mean (SD)

28.1 (3.9)

27.5 (3.8)

26.5 (3.7)

28.4 (3.9)

Intention to take part in the offerc n (%)

  Likely

306 (86.2)

67 (69.1)

22 (91.7)

217 (92.7)

  Neutral

30 (10.7)

15 (15.5)

1 (4.2)

14 (6.0)

  Unlikely

19 (5.4)

15 (15.5)

1 (4.2)

3 (1.3)

  1. IQR interquartile range, SD standard deviation.
  2. aMissing data: test offer decliners: n = 22; test decliners: n = 1.
  3. bA higher score represents higher relationship satisfaction.
  4. cMissing data: test offer decliners: n = 23, test decliners: n = 2.