Table 4 Willingness to tell siblings and children about secondary findings that predict future blindness by demographic characteristics (N = 312)
Characteristic | Tell siblings | Tell children | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes, n = 241 | P value | Yes, n = 176 | P value | Yes, if ≥ 21 years, n = 29 | P value | |
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | ||||
Gender | Â | 0.384 | Â | 0.460 | Â | 0.563 |
 Female | 166 (79%) |  | 116 (55%) |  | 21 (10%) |  |
 Male | 75 (74%) |  | 60 (59%) |  | 8 (7.9%) |  |
Occupation | Â | 0.342 | Â | 0.765 | Â | 0.676 |
 Health-related | 87 (75%) |  | 68 (59%) |  | 14 (12%) |  |
 Other professions | 75 (77%) |  | 6 (55%) |  | 9 (9.3%) |  |
 Students | 5 (56%) |  | 4 (44%) |  | 9 (100%) |  |
Marital status |  | 0.277 |  | 0.081 |  |  < 0.001 |
 Single | 99 (82%) |  | 59 (49%) |  | 3 (2.5%) |  |
 Married | 133 (74%) |  | 111 (62%) |  | 23 (13%) |  |
 Divorced/separated/widowed | 9 (82%) |  | 6 (55%) |  | 3 (27%) |  |
Highest education | Â | 0.868 | Â | 0.386 | Â | 0.807 |
 Secondary or Diploma | 14 (82%) |  | 12 (71%) |  | 2 (12%) |  |
 Bachelor’s degree | 98 (79%) |  | 65 (52%) |  | 11 (8.9%) |  |
 Master’s degree | 78 (76%) |  | 57 (55%) |  | 11 (11%) |  |
 PhD | 51 (75%) |  | 42 (62%) |  | 5 (7.4%) |  |
Nationality | Â | 0.86 | Â | 0.703 | Â | 0.796 |
 Emiratis | 46 (78%) |  | 32 (54%) |  | 5 (8.5%) |  |
 Non-Emiratis | 193 (77%) |  | 143 (57%) |  | 24 (9.6%) |  |
Insurance |  | 0.212 |  | 0.531 |  |  > 0.999 |
 Yes | 220 (76%) |  | 161 (56%) |  | 27 (9.4%) |  |
 No | 56 (86%) |  | 110 (41%) |  | 2 (6.9%) |  |