Table 1. Baseline medical and sociodemographic characteristics of study population (N=246).

	Carriers (N=101)		Non-carriers (N=145)
	n	%	n	%	P*
Having first-degree relatives with breast cancer (n=218)
0	29	30.9	35	28.2	0.212
1	50	53.2	57	46.0
≥2	15	16.0	32	25.8
Having first-degree relatives with ovarian cancer (n=220)
0	58	61.1	73	58.4	0.691
≥1	37	39.0	52	41.6
Married (n=243)
Yes	58	58.6	97	67.4	0.162
No	41	41.4	47	32.6
Educational background (n=242)
>High school	59	58.4	74	52.5	0.360
≤High school	42	41.6	67	47.5
Children (n=220)
Yes	67	81.7	110	79.7	0.718
No	15	18.3	28	20.3

^*χ² test.

Proportions do not always add up to 100% because of rounding.