May direct-to-consumer genetic testing have an impact on general practitioners’ daily practice? a cross-sectional study of patients’ intentions towards this approach

Table 1 Study population characteristics

Population	n (N = 929)	% or median
Gender	919
Female	394	42.9
Male	525	57.1
Age (median)	916	58
Area	895
Urban or peri-urban	681	76.1
Rural	214	23.9
Marital status	909
Single	296	32.6
Couple	553	60.8
Other^a	60	6.6
Job status	907
Employed	415	45.8
Retired	313	34.5
Other	179	19.7
Perceived health (median /10^b)	906	7.5
Existing chronic disease	834
Yes	334	40.5
No	500	59.5
Knowledge of DTCGT	917
Yes	366	39.9
No	551	60.1
Interest in DTCGT to prevent disease^c	911
Yes	395	43.4
Depending on the disease	157	17.2
I don’t know	146	16.0
No	213	23.4

^a Living with parents & do not want to answer; ^b0 to 10, with 10 = very good perceived health; ^cAfter explanations about the test

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