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Table 3 Internal reliability and descriptive characteristics of the main domains regarding the attitudes towards genetic testing

From: Investigating the knowledge of and public attitudes towards genetic testing within the Visegrad countries: a cross-sectional study

 

Cronbach’s alfa

Mean

SD

Q1

Median

Q3

IQR

Personal benefits

 Hungary

0.815

3.64

1.07

3.00

3.75

4.50

1.50

 Slovakia

0.817

3.40

0.97

2.75

3.50

4.00

1.25

 Czechia

0.830

3.60

0.99

3.00

3.75

4.25

1.25

 Poland

0.868

3.36

1.14

2.75

3.50

4.25

1.50

Genetic determinisma

 Hungary

0.813

2.68

1.00

2.00

2.75

3.25

1.25

 Slovakia

0.774

2.78

0.84

2.25

3.00

3.25

1.00

 Czechia

0.827

2.70

0.90

2.00

2.75

3.25

1.25

 Poland

0.840

2.77

1.01

2.00

3.00

3.25

1.25

Availability and use of genetic tests

 Hungary

0.785

3.87

0.93

3.25

4.00

4.50

1.25

 Slovakia

0.682

3.36

0.79

3.00

3.25

4.00

1.00

 Czechia

0.818

3.68

0.90

3.00

3.75

4.50

1.50

 Poland

0.862

3.39

1.06

2.75

3.50

4.25

1.50

  1. aThe questions of genetic determinism are focused on the negative aspects of genetic testing
  2. SD Standard deviation, Q1 Lower quartile, Q3 Upper quartile, IQR Interquartile range