Table 1.
Adjusted prevalence1 of family history of breast, colorectal, prostate, and lung cancers by respondent characteristics
| Respondent characteristics | Sample size | lst-degree relatives |
2nd-degree relatives |
All relatives |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # with positive family history | prevalence, % (95% CI) | # with positive family history | prevalence, % (95% CI) | # with positiv« family history | : prevalence, % (95% CI) | ||
| Breast cancer | |||||||
| All2 | 1,015 | 114 | 10.9(8.8, 13.3) | 194 | 17.9(15.4, 20.1) | 281 | 26.4 (23.3, 29.8) |
| Genderठ| |||||||
| Female | 622 | 69 | 11.2(8.2, 14.2) | 142 | 23.0(18.9, 27.1) | 192 | 31.0(26.5, 35.5) |
| Male | 393 | 45 | 10.5(7.2, 13.8) | 52 | 12.6 (9.1, 16.2) | 89 | 21.5(16.8, 26.2) |
| p = 0.77 | p = 0.0007 | p = 0.007 | |||||
| Race† | |||||||
| Non-Hispanic white only | 877 | 107 | 11.6(9.0, 14.1) | 173 | 18.4(15.7, 21.2) | 254 | 27.6(24.1, 31.0) |
| Non-Hispanic black only | 48 | 1 | 4.8 (2.5, 7.2) | 8 | 15.6(3.8, 27.5) | 8 | 15.4(3.6, 27.3) |
| Hispanic | 40 | 3 | 11.2(0, 25.1) | 4 | 5.3 (0, 10.8) | 7 | 15.4(2.5, 28.3) |
| Other | 50 | 3 | 4.9(0, 11.6) | 9 | 22.5 (7.8, 37.2) | 12 | 27.2(12.1, 42.3) |
| p = 0.02 | p = 0.13 | p = 0.27 | |||||
| Age† | |||||||
| 25–34 | 174 | 10 | 7.5 (2.8, 12.2) | 37 | 17.4(11.2, 23.6) | 45 | 24.3(16.9, 31.6) |
| 35–44 | 283 | 20 | 8.2(4.5, 11.8) | 52 | 20.2(15.2, 25.3) | 69 | 27.0(21.8, 32.3) |
| 45–54 | 355 | 50 | 13.3(9.3, 17.3) | 70 | 16.4(12.6, 20.3) | 104 | 25.8(20.4, 31.2) |
| 55–64 | 203 | 34 | 16.3(10.9, 21.7) | 35 | 16.8 (11.2, 22.3) | 63 | 28.9(21.8, 36.0) |
| p = 0.03 | p = 0.62 | p = 0.34 | |||||
| Education | |||||||
| High school or less | 198 | 21 | 9.3 (4.2, 14.3) | 29 | 14.1 (8.7, 19.5) | 45 | 21.4(14.5, 28.4) |
| Some college or college graduate | 582 | 62 | 11.0(7.9, 14.1) | 115 | 17.8(14.7, 21.0) | 162 | 26.2 (22.2, 30.3) |
| Post-graduate | 235 | 31 | 12.0 (7.3, 16.7) | 50 | 21.5 (15.1, 27.9) | 74 | 31.1 (24.4, 37.7) |
| p = 0.38 | p = 0.14 | p = 0.08 | |||||
| History of cancer | |||||||
| Yes | 95 | 12 | 10.7(3.1, 18.2) | 15 | 14.0(6.9, 21.2) | 25 | 23.4(14.2, 32.7) |
| No | 920 | 102 | 10.9(8.7, 13.1) | 179 | 18.3(15.5, 21.1) | 256 | 26.7(23.3, 30.1) |
| p = 0.96 | p = 0.34 | p = 0.54 | |||||
| Income3 | |||||||
| 20,000 or less | 97 | 11 | 17.7(2.9, 32.5) | 16 | 17.4 (6.9, 28.0) | 24 | 32.1(17.0, 47.1) |
| 20,001–40,000 | 142 | 10 | 8.8 (2.6, 14.9) | 25 | 14.5 (8.4, 20.6) | 33 | 21.4(13.6, 29.3) |
| 40,001–60,000 | 163 | 15 | 10.5(5.4, 15.6) | 28 | 19.0(11.4, 26.6) | 39 | 26.1 (17.7, 34.5) |
| 60,001–80,000 | 174 | 19 | 8.8 (4.4, 13.2) | 36 | 18.4(12.8, 24.0) | 49 | 24.5(18.7, 30.4) |
| More than 80,000 | 359 | 47 | 10.9(7.6, 14.1) | 72 | 17.8(13.2, 22.4) | 111 | 27.1 (21.6, 32.7) |
| Don't know/refuse | 80 | 12 | 13.2(5.6, 20.7) | 17 | 20.8(10.9, 30.7) | 25 | 30.2(18.5, 41.9) |
| p = 0.57 | p = 0.71 | p = 0.99 | |||||
| Colorectal cancer | |||||||
| All2 | 1,015 | 66 | 5.1(3.9, 6.7) | 133 | 12.3(10.4, 14.6) | 186 | 16.5(14.2, 19.2) |
| Genderठ| |||||||
| Female | 622 | 42 | 5.5 (3.6, 7.4) | 92 | 15.1 (12.0, 18.3) | 124 | 18.9(15.5, 22.3) |
| Male | 393 | 24 | 4.7 (2.6, 6.8) | 41 | 9.6 (6.7, 12.4) | 62 | 14.0(10.4, 17.5) |
| p = 0.65 | p = 0.02 | p = 0.05 | |||||
| Race‡ | |||||||
| Non-Hispanic white only | 877 | 60 | 5.0 (3.6, 6.4) | 125 | 13.6(11.2, 16.0) | 172 | 17.5(14.7, 20.3) |
| Non-Hispanic black only | 48 | 1 | 3.3(1.1, 5.5) | 5 | 7.0 (0.4, 13.5) | 6 | 9.6 (0.2, 19.0) |
| Hispanic | 40 | 2 | 6.7(0, 17.1) | 2 | 3.6 (0, 9.3) | 4 | 9.2 (0, 19.5) |
| Other | 50 | 3 | 8.1 (0, 18.5) | 1 | 3.0(1.4, 4.6) | 4 | 10.7(0.3, 21.1) |
| p = 0.59 | p < 0.0001 | p = 0.44 | |||||
| Age†§ | |||||||
| 25–34 | 174 | 5 | 2.3(0.1, 4.5) | 20 | 10.3(5.5, 15.2) | 24 | 12.7(7.2, 18.3) |
| 35–44 | 283 | 9 | 3.0(1.1, 4.9) | 37 | 13.8(9.7, 17.9) | 44 | 15.8(11.2, 20.5) |
| 45–54 | 355 | 32 | 7.6 (4.6, 10.7) | 52 | 11.9(8.3, 15.5) | 76 | 17.3(12.8, 21.9) |
| 55–64 | 203 | 20 | 9.0 (4.7, 13.3) | 24 | 13.3(7.6, 19.1) | 42 | 21.2(14.9, 27.5) |
| p = 0.002 | p = 0.49 | p = 0.02 | |||||
| Education | |||||||
| High school or less | 198 | 11 | 4.0(0.9, 7.1) | 22 | 10.9 (5.5, 16.2) | 29 | 12.8 (7.2, 18.4) |
| Some college or college graduate | 582 | 39 | 5.8 (3.9, 7.7) | 73 | 12.1 (9.5, 14.7) | 107 | 17.0(13.8, 20.2) |
| Post-graduate | 235 | 16 | 4.4(1.9, 6.9) | 38 | 14.4(8.9, 19.8) | 50 | 17.9(11.6, 24.3) |
| p = 0.73 | p = 0.34 | p = 0.42 | |||||
| History of cancer | |||||||
| Yes | 95 | 9 | 6.3(1.5, 11.1) | 13 | 12.5 (4.7, 20.2) | 20 | 17.0(9.1, 24.9) |
| No | 920 | 57 | 5.0 (3.6, 6.4) | 120 | 12.4(10.2, 14.6) | 166 | 16.5(13.8, 19.1) |
| p = 0.61 | p = 0.98 | p = 0.89 | |||||
| Income3 | |||||||
| 20,000 or less | 97 | 4 | 2.5 (0, 5.6) | 7 | 9.1 (2.0, 16.1) | 10 | 10.4(3.1, 17.7) |
| 20,001–40,000 | 142 | 4 | 2.2 (0, 4.6) | 16 | 9.5 (4.0, 14.9) | 19 | 10.6 (5.2, 15.9) |
| 40,001–60,000 | 163 | 13 | 6.0 (2.7, 9.2) | 20 | 10.9(4.3, 17.6) | 31 | 15.9(9.1, 22.8) |
| 60,001–80,000 | 174 | 9 | 4.2(1.2, 7.2) | 25 | 14.0 (7.7, 20.4) | 34 | 18.3(11.1, 25.4) |
| More than 80,000 | 359 | 27 | 5.8 (3.5, 8.0) | 51 | 12.6(9.3, 15.9) | 73 | 17.5(13.5, 21.4) |
| Don't know/refuse | 80 | 9 | 8.9 (2.5, 15.3) | 14 | 17.6(7.8, 27.5) | 19 | 23.1 (12.8, 33.4) |
| p = 0.14 | p = 0.27 | p = 0.06 | |||||
| Prostate cancer | |||||||
| All2 | 1,015 | 73 | 7.0 (5.2, 9.4) | 83 | 8.0 (6.4, 9.9) | 135 | 13.2(10.8, 16.2) |
| Genderठ| |||||||
| Female | 622 | 47 | 7.2(5.1, 9.4) | 61 | 11.3(8.4, 14.1) | 95 | 15.9(12.6, 19.2) |
| Male | 393 | 26 | 6.8(3–1, 10.5) | 22 | 5.3 (3.1, 7.6) | 40 | 10.5 (6.7, 14.3) |
| p = 0.85 | p = 0.03 | p = 0.04 | |||||
| Race†§ | |||||||
| Non-Hispanic white only | 877 | 66 | 7.2 (4.9, 9.5) | 77 | 8.2 (6.3, 10.2) | 122 | 13.6(10.7, 16.4) |
| Non-Hispanic black only | 48 | 1 | 1.2 (0.5, 1.9) | 0 | 1 | 1.1 (0.4, 1.7) | |
| Hispanic | 40 | 1 | 1.1 (0.4, 1.7) | 4 | 11.9(0, 25.3) | 5 | 12.5(0, 25.6) |
| Other | 50 | 5 | 14.0(0.1, 27.9) | 2 | 7.0 (0, 17.7) | 7 | 20.5 (4.6, 36.5) |
| p< 0.0001 | p = 0.86 | p < 0.0001 | |||||
| Age | |||||||
| 25–34 | 174 | 3 | 4.1 (0, 10.6) | 14 | 7.5(3.7, 11.4) | 17 | 11.2(4.2, 18.3) |
| 35–44 | 283 | 19 | 6.6 (3–5, 9.8) | 18 | 6.8 (3.7, 10.0) | 34 | 12.2 (7.8, 16.6) |
| 45–54 | 355 | 30 | 8.7 (5.4, 12.0) | 38 | 11.7(7.4, 15.9) | 56 | 16.4(11.6, 21.2) |
| 55–64 | 203 | 21 | 9.3 (5.2, 13.4) | 13 | 6.9(2.4, 11.5) | 28 | 13.0(7.4, 18.6) |
| p = 0.30 | p = 0.73 | p = 0.65 | |||||
| Education | |||||||
| High school or less | 198 | 13 | 5.4(1.7, 9.0) | 10 | 6.1 (0.7, 11.4) | 22 | 11.0(4.3, 17.6) |
| Some college or college graduate | 582 | 41 | 7.4 (4.6, 10.2) | 51 | 8.4 (5.9, 10.9) | 79 | 13.6(9.9, 17.3) |
| Post-graduate | 235 | 19 | 7.3(3–6, 11.0) | 22 | 9.9 (5.4, 14.3) | 34 | 14.0(8.8, 19.1) |
| p = 0.62 | p = 0.55 | p = 0.71 | |||||
| History of cancer | |||||||
| Yes | 95 | 8 | 8.9 (2.4, 15.4) | 11 | 11.6(3.3, 19.8) | 17 | 17.7(8.1, 27.3) |
| No | 920 | 65 | 6.8 (4.8, 8.9) | 72 | 8.0 (6.2, 9.8) | 118 | 12.8(10.3, 15.3) |
| p = 0.50 | p = 0.37 | p = 0.24 | |||||
| Income3 | |||||||
| 20,000 or less | 97 | 5 | 6.5 (0, 14.6) | 2 | 3.5(0, 9.1) | 7 | 9.0 (0.2, 17.9) |
| 20,001–40,000 | 142 | 10 | 6.7(1.6, 11.9) | 12 | 9.0 (2.7, 15.3) | 21 | 14.3 (5.6, 23.0) |
| 40,001–60,000 | 163 | 8 | 4.3 (0.9, 7.8) | 7 | 5.0(1.5, 8.5) | 14 | 8.0 (4.0, 12.1) |
| 60,001–80,000 | 174 | 17 | 11.2(2.3, 20.0) | 26 | 16.0(10.1, 21.9) | 34 | 22.3(13.0, 31.7) |
| More than 80,000 | 359 | 24 | 5.7(3.1, 8.2) | 32 | 7.6 (4.5, 10.7) | 48 | 11.8(7.8, 15.7) |
| Don't know/refuse | 80 | 9 | 10.3 (3.1. 17.4) | 4 | 5.4(0.1, 10.7) | 11 | 13.0(5.3, 20.6) |
| p = 0.96 | p = 0.27 | p = 0.48 | |||||
| Lung cancer | |||||||
| All2 | 1,015 | 75 | 6.4 (4.9, 8.3) | 190 | 18.3(15.7, 21.2) | 244 | 22.9 (20.4, 25.7) |
| Gender | |||||||
| Female | 622 | 49 | 6.4 (4.2, 8.7) | 123 | 20.1(16.6, 23.6) | 156 | 24.1(20.6, 27.6) |
| Male | 393 | 26 | 6.3 (3.8, 8.8) | 67 | 16.4(12.1, 20.7) | 88 | 21.7(17.3, 26.1) |
| p = 0.95 | p = 0.21 | p = 0.43 | |||||
| Race | |||||||
| Non-Hispanic white only | 877 | 61 | 5.6 (4.0, 7.3) | 174 | 19.6(16.6, 22.6) | 215 | 23.2 (20.3, 26.0) |
| Non-Hispanic black only | 48 | 4 | 12.8 (0, 27.5) | 5 | 13.9 (0, 30.7) | 9 | 26.0 (7.1, 44.9) |
| Hispanic | 40 | 5 | 8.3 (0, 16.7) | 2 | 3.5 (0, 9.4) | 7 | 12.4(1.0, 23.8) |
| Other | 50 | 5 | 11.1(1.2, 21.1) | 9 | 16.0(37, 28.2) | 13 | 25.8(11.4, 40.1) |
| p = 0.43 | p = 0.56 | p = 0.50 | |||||
| Age‡ | |||||||
| 25–34 | 174 | 5 | 2.6 (0, 5.3) | 40 | 25.2(17.9,32.5) | 43 | 25.8(18.5,33.1) |
| 35–44 | 283 | 19 | 6.4 (3.4, 9.4) | 52 | 19.5(13.9,25.0) | 64 | 23.4(17.6,29.1) |
| 45–54 | 355 | 37 | 12.4(7.9,17.0) | 71 | 17.4(12.8,22.1) | 97 | 25.7(20.3,31.1) |
| 55–64 | 203 | 14 | 5.2(1.9,8.5) | 27 | 9.5 (5.4, 13.6) | 40 | 14.2 (9.0, 19.4) |
| p = 0.10 | p = 0.006 | p = 0.10 | |||||
| Education | |||||||
| High school or less | 198 | 19 | 7.9 (3.7, 12.2) | 33 | 20.9(12.7,29.2) | 48 | 27.3(18.6,36.1) |
| Some college or college graduate | 582 | 46 | 7.1(5.0,9.3) | 107 | 16.7(13.6, 19.8) | 139 | 21.8(18.7,24.9) |
| Post-graduate | 235 | 10 | 2.8 (0.8, 4.8) | 50 | 20.6(14.4,26.8) | 57 | 22.5(16.5,28.6) |
| p = 0.06 | p = 0.90 | p = 0.61 | |||||
| History of cancer | |||||||
| Yes | 95 | 10 | 8.4(3.0, 13.9) | 19 | 18.7(9.9,27.6) | 27 | 26.1 (16.9, 35.4) |
| No | 920 | 65 | 6.2 (4.5, 7.9) | 171 | 18.3(15.4,21.1) | 217 | 22.7(19.8,25.5) |
| p = 0.38 | p = 0.92 | p = 0.50 | |||||
| Income3 | |||||||
| 20,000 or less | 97 | 7 | 4.6 (0.6, 8.5) | 11 | 9.7 (2.3, 17.2) | 16 | 12.4(4.7,20.1) |
| 20,001–40,000 | 142 | 19 | 12.3 (5.2, 19.4) | 28 | 16.9(10.5,23.3) | 42 | 26.3(19.0,33.6) |
| 40,001–60,000 | 163 | 15 | 9.4(4.7, 14.1) | 28 | 17.8(11.2,24.4) | 37 | 22.7(15.6,29.8) |
| 60,001–80,000 | 174 | 9 | 3.7(1.0,6.3) | 39 | 21.3(14.4,28.1) | 47 | 25.2(18.1,32.2) |
| More than 80,000 | 359 | 22 | 5.5 (2.8, 8.2) | 72 | 19.7(14.4,25.1) | 88 | 24.2(18.7,29.8) |
| Don't know/refuse | 80 | 3 | 2.9 (0, 6.4) | 12 | 16.2 (7.9, 24.4) | 14 | 17.9(8.2,27.7) |
| p = 0.22 | p = 0.14 | p = 0.25 | |||||
1
Adjusted using logistic regression with all of the variables in the table included as covariates.
2
Overall prevalence is unadjusted.
3
Don't know/refuse group was not included in models for trend.
†
Global Wald F test for nominal variables and trend test for ordinal variables, p value for FDR ≤0.05.
‡
Global Wald F test for nominal variables and trend test for ordinal variables, p value for SDR ≤0.05.
§
Global Wald F test for nominal variables and trend test for ordinal variables, p value for F/SDR ≤0.05.