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Table 3 Items and standardized factor loadings for the Racial Attributes in Clinical Evaluation (RACE) scale

From: Physicians’ knowledge, beliefs, and use of race and human genetic variation: new measures and insights

ITEM#

QUESTION

LOADINGS

RACE1

I consider information from patients about their racial background.

.61

RACE2

I consider my patients race to better understand their genetic predispositions.

.69

RACE3

I consider my patients race when making decisions about which medications to prescribe.

.74

RACE4

I consider my patients race in determining genetic risk for common, complex diseases (e.g. kidney disease or diabetes).

.77

RACE5

I consider my patients race in making medication dosage decisions.

.64

RACE6

I consider my patients race when determining age of initiation of screening for certain diseases.

.66

RACE7

I consider my patients race in determining how aggressively to treat particular diseases.

.61

RACE8*

I consider my patients race in determining genetic risk for single gene conditions (e.g. cystic fibrosis or sickle cell disease).

 
  1. *Item not included in final scoring.