Table 1.
Distribution of demographic and personal characteristics according to perceived risk (numerical scale) for female relatives from the Ontario site of the Breast Cancer Family Registry.
| Numerical-scale perceived risk [N (%)] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demographic and Personal Characteristics | < 50% N = 230 |
= 50% N = 251 |
> 50% to ≤ 75% N = 315 |
>75% N = 196 |
| Age at interview * | ||||
| < 40 | 37 (16.1) | 51 (20.3) | 98 (31.1) | 57 (29.1) |
| 40 to 49 | 60 (26.1) | 69 (27.5) | 90 (28.6) | 70 (35.7) |
| 50 to 59 | 73 (31.7) | 80 (31.9) | 81 (25.7) | 45 (23.0) |
| ≥ 60 | 60 (26.1) | 51 (20.3) | 46 (14.6) | 24 (12.2) |
| Education level | ||||
| High school or less | 70 (30.4) | 87 (34.7) | 72 (22.9) | 56 (28.6) |
| Some college/university/vocational/technical school | 80 (34.8) | 98 (39.0) | 131 (41.6) | 85 (43.4) |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 80 (34.8) | 66 (26.3) | 112 (35.5) | 55 (28.0) |
| Body mass index † ‡ | ||||
| < 25 | 131 (58.5) | 115 (46.9) | 146 (47.9) | 82 (42.7) |
| 25 to < 30 | 59 (26.3) | 69 (28.2) | 87 (28.5) | 60 (31.3) |
| ≥ 30 | 34 (15.2) | 61 (24.9) | 72 (23.6) | 50 (26.0) |
| Annual frequency of visiting health care facility * § | ||||
| Once a year or less | 91 (41.2) | 78 (31.8) | 98 (31.6) | 59 (31.4) |
| 2 to 3 times a year | 88 (39.8) | 96 (39.2) | 138 (44.5) | 73 (38.8) |
| 4 or more times a year | 42 (19.0) | 71 (29.0) | 74 (23.9) | 56 (29.8) |
| History of benign breast disease | ||||
| No | 148 (65.5) | 177 (71.4) | 216 (69.7) | 134 (68.7) |
| Yes | 78 (34.5) | 71 (28.6) | 94 (30.3) | 61(31.3) |
| Familial breast cancer risk | ||||
| Low-risk | 120 (52.2) | 128 (51.0) | 148 (47.0) | 98 (50.0) |
| Moderate-risk | 54 (23.5) | 63 (25.1) | 79 (25.1) | 46 (23.5) |
| High-risk | 56 (24.3) | 60 (23.9) | 88 (27.9) | 52 (26.5) |
*
P < 0.0001 for perceived risk < 50% vs. > 50%
†
P < 0.05 for perceived risk < 50% vs. = 50%
‡
P < 0.01 for perceived risk < 50% vs. > 50%
§
P < 0.05 for perceived risk < 50% vs. > 50%