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. 2014 Dec 2;30(3):334–341. doi: 10.1007/s11606-014-3113-5

Table 2.

Physician History-Taking Queries, Sorted by Combined Frequency of Occurrence*

Topic Control
(n = 61)
Intervention
(n = 60)
Combined
(n = 121)
P
SP’s family history‡
 Mother’s age at onset of breast cancer 34 (55.7 %) 34 (56.8 %) 68 (56.2 %) 1.0
 Other cancers in family 29 (47.5 %) 21 (35.0 %) 50 (41.3 %) 0.20
 Any relative with ovarian cancer diagnosis 22 (36.1 %) 20 (33.3 %) 42 (34.7 %) 0.85
 Second-degree relative w/ breast cancer 21 (34.4 %) 16 (26.7 %) 37 (30.6 %) 0.43
 Ashkenazi Jewish heritage 21 (34.4 %) 8 (13.3 %) 29 (24.0 %) 0.01
 Any male relative w/ prostate cancer 4 (6.6 %) 15 (25.0 %) 19 (15.7 %) 0.006
 Was mother’s breast cancer bilateral 4 (6.6 %) 4 (6.7 %) 8 (6.6 %) 1.0
 Was sister’s breast cancer bilateral 3 (4.9 %) 4 (6.7 %) 7 (5.8 %) 0.72
 Third-degree relative with breast cancer 5 (8.2 %) 1 (1.7 %) 6 (5.0 %) 0.21
 Any male relative w/ breast cancer 3 (4.9 %) 2 (3.3 %) 5 (4.1 %) 1.0
SP’s personal history
 Regular mammography 45 (73.8 %) 46 (76.7 %) 91 (75.2 %) 0.83
 Current age 43 (70.5 %) 40 (66.7 %) 83 (68.6 %) 0.70
 Current or past use of oral contraceptive pills 11 (18.0 %) 8 (13.3 %) 19 (15.7 %) 0.62
 Lifetime no. of pregnancies 9 (14.8 %) 8 (13.3 %) 17 (14.1 %) 1.0
 Regular intake of alcohol 7 (11.5 %) 5 (8.3 %) 12 (9.9 %) 0.76
 Breastfeeding of children 4 (6.6 %) 4 (6.7 %) 8 (6.6 %) 1.0
 Age at first live birth 3 (4.9 %) 2 (3.3 %) 5 (4.1 %) 1.0
 Weight/BMI 2 (3.3 %) 1 (1.7 %) 3 (2.5 %) 1.0
 Past breast biopsy 2 (3.3 %) 1 (1.7 %) 3 (2.5 %) 1.0
 Age at first menstrual period 2 (3.3 %) 0 (0.0 %) 2 (1.7 %) 0.50
 Current or past hormone replacement therapy 2 (3.3 %) 0 (0.0 %) 2 (1.7 %) 0.50

*Values reported are the numbers (percentages) of physicians who made the query during the visit

†Probability values are based on Fisher’s exact test

‡Queries about the cancer history of the SP’s mother and sister were not coded because this information was volunteered by the SP as part of the standardized script