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