Table 1.
Participant Characteristic | % Overall (n = 801) | % AA (n = 153) | %White (n = 648) | p value† |
---|---|---|---|---|
Case status in NCCCS | ||||
Case | 45 | 55 | 43 | 0.008 |
Control | 55 | 45 | 57 | |
Age | ||||
40 to 54 years | 20 | 21 | 20 | 0.662 |
55 to 69 years | 42 | 44 | 42 | |
70 to 85 years | 38 | 35 | 38 | |
Gender | ||||
Male | 57 | 49 | 59 | 0.026 |
Female | 43 | 51 | 41 | |
Education | ||||
Less than high school | 15 | 31 | 11 | <0.001 |
High school graduate | 25 | 28 | 24 | |
Technical or some college | 32 | 26 | 33 | |
College degree, graduate school | 28 | 15 | 32 | |
Income | ||||
Less than $20,000 | 21 | 48 | 15 | <0.001 |
$20,000 to $40,000 | 27 | 26 | 26 | |
More than $40,000 | 52 | 26 | 59 | |
How religious | ||||
Not religious | 5 | 4 | 5 | 0.001 |
Somewhat religious | 42 | 32 | 44 | |
Very religious | 53 | 64 | 51 | |
Perceived health status | ||||
Excellent | 13 | 13 | 13 | 0.113 |
Very good | 37 | 30 | 39 | |
Good | 30 | 32 | 29 | |
Fair | 14 | 20 | 13 | |
Poor | 6 | 5 | 6 | |
Cancer Hx | ||||
Case, family hx (relative) | 6 | 8 | 6 | 0.027 |
Case, no family hx (relative) | 39 | 47 | 37 | |
Control, family hx (self or relative) | 18 | 11 | 20 | |
Control, no family hx (self or relative) | 37 | 34 | 37 | |
How much heard about genetic research and race | ||||
A lot | 18 | 29 | 16 | 0.001 |
Little | 71 | 59 | 73 | |
None | 11 | 12 | 11 | |
How positive about genetic research about racial differences | ||||
Very positive | 54 | 43 | 56 | <0.001 |
Positive | 37 | 41 | 37 | |
Neutral or negative | 9 | 16 | 7 | |
How likely to take part in genetic research about racial differences | ||||
Very likely | 45 | 44 | 45 | 0.284 |
Somewhat likely | 41 | 38 | 42 | |
Neutral or unlikely | 14 | 18 | 13 |
*Percents are column percents, e.g., 55% of African Americans are cases and 43% of whites are cases
†p value for chi-square test comparing each characteristic to African Americans vs. whites