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. 2009 Sep 1;32(3):447–455. doi: 10.1590/S1415-47572009005000058

Table 2.

Demographic data and characteristics of the 902 women who underwent genetic cancer risk assessment (GCRA)

N % Mean SD
Age at assessment (yr) - - 43.2 12.7
BMI 27.9 5.8
≤ 18.5 6 0.7 - -
18.51-25 300 33.3 - -
25.01-30 298 33.0 - -
> 30 285 31.6 - -
Smoking 262 29.0 - -
Age at menarche - - 12.7 1.7
Parity
No children 108 12.0 - -
One or more children 790 88.0 - -
Age at birth of first child - - 21.5 5.0
Reproductive status
Pre-menopausal 585 65.2 - -
Post-menopausal 312 34.8 - -
Age at menopause - - 47.0 5.4
Endogenous hormone exposure (yr) - - 27.3 9.7
Hormone replacement therapy 73 8.1 -
Consanguinity* 65 7.3 -
Family history of cancer
Side of family
Maternal 554 62.7 - -
Paternal 223 25.2 - -
Maternal and paternal 58 6.6 - -
Others (siblings/offspring) 49 5.5 - -
Breast cancer family history
Breast cancer only 234 26.1 - -
Breast and ovarian cancer 87 9.6 - -
Breast and colon cancer 179 19.8 - -

BMI = body mass index; yr = years.

The number of respondents varied because of missing information for some variables.

*Evidence of consanguinity within the family, regardless of the relationship to the proband.