Table 1 Participant characteristics by familial hypercholesterolaemia test result received
DNA diagnosis | DNA diagnosis | Non-DNA diagnosis | Non-DNA diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
positive | negative | positive | negative | |
Age (mean) | 30.9 | 37.3 | 40.7 | 43.9 |
Gender | ||||
Male | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 |
Female | 6 | 4 | 2 | 5 |
Ethnicity | ||||
White British | 9 | 5 | 5 | 7 |
Asian British | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
White Other | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Jewish | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Black-Caribbean | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
Greek-Cypriot | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Prior cholesterol test | ||||
Yes | 6 | 6 | 9 | 7 |
No | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Expected test result | ||||
Negative | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
Positive | 9 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
Uncertain | 2 | 5 | 3 | 6 |