. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Nov 1.

Published in final edited form as: Med Decis Making. 2015 Jul 16;35(8):1010–1022. doi: 10.1177/0272989X15594382

Table 3.

Sociodemographic Characteristics and 5-Year Gail Score of Study Sample (N=40)

	STAR Participants n (%)	STAR Decliners n (%)	Total n (%)
Race
African-American	5 (25.0)	2 (10.0)	7 (17.5)
Hispanic	0 (0.0)	1 (5.0)	1 (2.5)
White	15 (75.0)	17 (85.0)	32 (80.0)
Education
High school diploma/GED	4 (20.0)	2 (10.0)	6 (15.0)
Some college	9 (45.0)	5 (25.0)	14 (35.0)
College graduate	3 (15.0)	4 (20.0)	7 (17.5)
Some graduate school or more	4 (20.0)	8 (40.0)	12 (30.0)
Missing data	0 (0.0)	1 (5.0)	1 (2.5)

	Mean (Range)
Age	54.6 (44-64)	57.2 (48-74)	56 (44-74)
GAIL Score^a	3.12 (1.7-6.3)	3.94 (1.7-13.7)	3.53 (1.7-13.7)

>= 1.67 was the cut-point for risk-eligibility for STAR. Mean Gail scores of STAR participants and decliners were not statistically significantly different, t(38) = 1.249, p=0.219.