Table 3 Attitudes about Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) newborn screening (NBS)

Subjective norms around NBS in general^a

5.64 (1.52)

5.71 (1.49)

5.30 (1.63)

20.01**

Subjective norms around DMD NBS^a

5.53 (1.57)

5.60 (1.54)

5.31 (1.56)

9.29**

How important is it to test for DMD?^b

4.08 (1.09)

4.12 (1.00)

4.00 (1.05)

3.40*

How important is it to see the results?^b

4.42 (0.98)

4.46 (0.90)

4.38 (1.01)

1.80

How important is it to share the results?^b

2.68 (1.34)

2.62 (1.31)

2.61 (1.35)

0.74

How much would you worry about results^c

3.42 (1.25)

3.45 (1.20)

3.56 (1.20)

3.48*

Results may help me prepare for the future^d

4.39 (0.83)

4.41 (0.79)

4.39 (0.77)

0.21

Results may affect if I have more children^d

3.21 (1.22)

3.19 (1.19)

3.20 (1.21)

0.08

Results may affect how I treat my child^d

2.89 (1.35)

2.93 (1.34)

2.92 (1.35)

0.24

Others would treat my child differently^d

3.58 (1.06)

3.64 (0.96)

3.66 (1.02)

1.73