Behavioral stages soon after disclosure of hypothetical genetic test final results for salt sensitivitysubmit your manuscript | dovepressBaseline behavioral stagesnNo restriction groupPrecontemplationContemplationPreparationTotalBaseline behavioral stagesnSalt restriction groupActionMaintenanceTotalNotes: *Positive versus damaging, Chi-square test or Fisher’s Exact test; recontemplation = contemplation + preparation + action; contemplation = preparation + action; preparation = action; action and maintenance = quit.DovepressInternational Journal of Common Medicine 2013:DovepressHypothetical genetic test results for salt sensitivity and salt restriction behaviorNon-salt restriction group Proportion of behavioral change90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 ten 0 -10 Up100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 -Salt restriction groupP 0.QuitHypothetical result+-+-P 0.Figure 1 Behavioral adjustments as a result of disclosure of hypothetical genetic test outcomes of salt sensitivity displaying the proportion of behavioral alterations because of disclosure of hypothetical benefits in both the no salt restriction and salt restriction groups. Notes: Within the no salt restriction group, the percentage of outpatients who progressed was 58.7 in the event the hypothetical outcome was positive and 29.8 if the hypothetical outcome was negative (P , 0.001, Chi-square test). Conversely, within the salt restriction group, the percentage of outpatients who stated that they would quit salt restriction was 9.2 if the hypothetical result was unfavorable and 2.2 when the hypothetical outcome was good (P , 0.001, Chi-square test and Fisher’s Exact test).Conversely, the factor related to a behavioral change of “quit” inside the salt restriction group was salt preference (adjusted OR 2.13; 95 CI 1.31?.49, Table four).DiscussionWe focused on progression of behavioral stage inside the no salt restriction group and quitting salt restriction within the saltrestriction group. Inside the transtheoretical model, the progress of your patients’ behavioral stages indicated a rise in their motivation to lessen their salt intake. Our findings indicate that disclosing a positive genetic test result for salt sensitivity could motivate individuals that are not at present restricting their salt intake. The disclosure of positive genetic test outcomes connected to sensitivity to a lifestyle-related disease may leadTable 3 Components related to upward trend in behavioral adjustments following disclosure of good results within the no salt restriction groupUpward trend (n = 420) Age (,65 years) Girls Graduation from college or university Household history of hypertension Hypertension Cardiovascular or cerebrovascular disease Anxiousness about hypertension Salt preference Wish for undergoing a genetic testing Behavioral stages Precontemplation stage Contemplation stage Preparation stage 346 (82.6-Amino-3-bromopicolinonitrile Formula 4) 255 (60.Formula of 4,7-Dibromo-1H-1,3-benzodiazole 7) 158 (37.PMID:33444762 six) 148 (35.2) 71 (16.9) 8 (1.9) 186 (44.3) 334 (79.five) 251 (59.eight) 133 (31.7) 270 (64.three) 17 (four.05) Non-upward trend (n = 282) 210 (74.5) 134 (47.five) 62 (22) 102 (36.2) 75 (26.6) 12 (four.26) 150 (53.2) 221 (78.4) 88 (31.2) 65 (23) 178 (63.1) 39 (13.8) OR (95 CI) Univariate evaluation 1.92 (1.32?.79) 1.71 (1.24?.34) two.14 (1.50?.08) 0.96 (0.69?.33) 0.56 (0.38?.82) 0.44 (0.15?.18) 0.70 (0.51?.96) 1.07 (0.72?.57) 3.24 (two.33?.52) 1.55 (1.08?.22) 1.05 (0.76?.46) 0.26 (0.14?.49) Multivariate evaluation (n = 689) 1.74 (1.12?.71) 1.84 (1.29?.62) 1.66 (1.11?.49) 0.67 (0.42?.08) 0.69 (0.47?.01) 4.53 (3.13?.57) two.18 (1.44?.30) Ref 0.37 (0.22?.63)Abbreviations: OR, odds ratio.