Research Article

Public Willingness to Undergo Presymptomatic Genetic Testing for Alzheimer’s Disease

Table 2

Participants’ report of family history of Alzheimer’s disease, dementia, and age of onset before 50 years (total number of participants =2935).

Participants’ reportNumber (%)Onset before 50 years of age; number (%)

First-degree relative with AD363 (12.4)24 (0.82)
Second-degree relative with AD584 (19.9)19 (0.53)
Both first- and second-degree relatives with AD161 (5.5)7 (0.24)
First- or second-degree relative with AD786 (26.8)NA
First-degree relative with dementia536 (18.3)33 (1.12)
Second-degree relative with dementia870 (29.6)28 (0.95)
Both first- and second-degree relatives with dementia273 (9.3)11 (0.37)
First- or second-degree relatives with dementia1133 (38.6)NA
Being a caregiver for a patient with AD526 (17.9)NA