Table 2.
Demographic and clinical characteristics for women at increased risk of breast cancer recruited to the UK ENGAGE study, 2015–2016 (n = 408).
| Demographics | N (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Age, mean (SD) | 45.3 (7.82) | ||
| Age, n (%) | |||
| ≤35 years | 41(10.0) | ||
| 36–49 years | 259 (63.5) | ||
| ≥50 years | 108 (26.5) | ||
| Children, n (%) | |||
| Yes | 314 (77.0) | ||
| No | 94 (23.0) | ||
| Ethnicity, n (%) | |||
| White ethnic groups | 384 (94.1) | ||
| Ethnic minority groups | 18 (4.4) | ||
| Caribbean | 3 | ||
| Indian | 5 | ||
| Pakistani | 2 | ||
| Other Asian | 1 | ||
| White and Black Caribbean | 2 | ||
| White and Black African | 1 | ||
| Other mixed ethnicity | 2 | ||
| Any other | 2 | ||
| Missing | 6 (1.5) | ||
| Education level, n (%) | |||
| Degree or above | 176 (43.1) | ||
| Below degree level | 222 (54.4) | ||
| Missing | 10 (2.5) | ||
| Employment Status, n (%) | |||
| Full time | 348 (85.3) | ||
| All other employments | 60 (14.7) | ||
| Marital Status, n (%) | |||
| Married/ cohabiting | 298 (73.0) | ||
| Unmarried | 103 (25.2) | ||
| Missing | 7 (1.7) | ||
| Health status, n (%) | |||
| Excellent | 66 (16.2) | ||
| Good | 240 (58.8) | ||
| Fair | 78 (19.1) | ||
| Poor | 16 (3.9) | ||
| Missing | 8 (2.0) | ||
| SES, n (%) | |||
| Low | 120 (29.4) | ||
| Medium | 131 (32.1) | ||
| High | 150 (36.8) | ||
| Missing | 7 (1.7) | ||
| Numeracy, n (%) | |||
| Good | 318 (77.9) | ||
| Poor | 72 (17.6) | ||
| Missing | 18 (4.4) | ||
| Risk level, n (%) | |||
| Moderate | 243 (59.6) | ||
| High | 159 (39.0) | ||
| Unclear | 6 (1.5) | ||
Key: SD = Standard deviation. SES = Socioeconomic status.