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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: Genet Med. 2014 May 15;16(12):913–921. doi: 10.1038/gim.2014.49

Table 1.

Participant Characteristics (N=3,630)

Participant Characteristics n (unweighted) % (weighted)
Demographics a
Age (Weighted mean, SE)b 46.6 0.07
Sex
 Female 2214 51.4
 Male 1416 48.6
Educational attainment
 Less than high school 339 13.4
 High school/GED 797 20.4
 Vocational/Technical, Some college 1085 37.6
 College or Postgraduate 1409 28.6
Race/Ethnicity
 Non-Hispanic White 2233 66.4
 All Others 1397 33.6
Geographic Residence
 Urban 3087 83.7
 Rural 543 16.3
Numeracyc
 Correct 3023 85.7
 Incorrect 607 14.3
Health History a
Self-reported Health Status
 Excellent 382 11.2
 Very good 1232 35.9
 Good 1277 34.1
 Fair/Poor 632 15.9
 Missing 107 2.9
Family History of Cancer
 Yes 2412 65.0
 No 870 25.3
 Unknown/Missing 348 9.6
Personal History of Cancer
 Yes 468 8.2
 No 3162 91.8
Personal History of Heart Disease
 Yes 359 6.9
 No 3140 89.6
 Missing 131 3.5
Personal History of Diabetes
 Yes 659 14.1
 No 2827 82.3
 Missing 144 3.5
Personal History of Hypertension
 Yes 1499 33.9
 No 1998 62.5
 Missing 133 3.6
Body Mass Index (BMI)
 Underweight/Normal 1168 34.3
 Overweight 1168 31.4
 Obese 1027 26.9
 Missing 267 7.4
Aware of Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) Genetic Tests
 Yes 1745 48.4
 No 1826 50.6
 Missing 59 0.9
Health Behaviors
Smoker Status
 Current 586 18.7
 Former 939 22.7
 Never 2052 58.6
 Missing 53 1.0
Annual Primary Care Visits
 Adherent 2544 65.9
 Non-adherent 1043 33.4
 Missing 43 0.7
Fruit/Vegetable Intake Indexd
 (Weighted mean, SE)
5.0 0.1
Exercise (at least 150 minutes per week)eR>
 Yes 1220 33.9
 No 2095 55.5
 Missing 315 10.6
Screen Time (Minutes per day)
 (Weighted mean, SE)
218.7 6.4
Pap Screening Adherence
 Yes 1342 81.4
 No 286 16.4
 Missing 42 2.2
Mammography Adherence
 Yes 1175 72.4
 No 408 24.6
 Missing 54 2.9
Ever Had Colon Cancer Screening
 Yes 1483 69.1
 No 562 28.5
 Missing 58 2.4
Ever Had PSA Testing
 Yes 614 67.4
 No 260 30.8
 Missing 29 1.8
a

Missing values were imputed for Age (n=118), Sex (n=68), Educational attainment (n=89), Race/Ethnicity (n=492), and Personal history of cancer (n=31).

b

One observation for age equaled 176 years and was recoded as a missing observation.

c

Missing observations (n=249) were coded as “Incorrect”.

d

Possible scores for fruit/vegetable intake ranged from 0-12.

e

The American College of Sports Medicine Physical Activity Guidelines recommend at least 150 minutes of moderate activity per week.