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. 2015 Nov 21;15:341–350. doi: 10.1007/s10689-015-9852-6

Table 2.

Sample characteristics (n = 44)

Variable N %
Age
 25–34 2 5
 35–44 10 23
 45–54 12 27
 55–64 15 34
 65–74 4 9
 75 or older 1 2
Gender
 Male 19 43
 Female 25 57
Race
 Caucasian/white 43 98
 Other 1 2
Specialty
 Gynecology/obstetrics 20 46
 Surgical oncology 10 23
 Medical oncology 6 14
 Family medicine 2 5
 Gastroenterology 1 2
 Other 5 11
Number of gene tests ordered for inherited cancer susceptibility in past yeara
 1–10 7 16
 11–20 8 19
 21–30 8 19
 31–40 3 7
 41–50 2 5
 51 or more 15 35
Ordered testing forb
 Breast and ovarian cancer 42 100
 Colorectal cancer 34 81
 Endometrial cancer 25 60
 Melanoma 16 39
 Pancreatic cancer 16 39
 Other 5 12
Years of experience in patient care
 1–9 4 9
 10–19 14 32
 20–29 13 30
 30 or more 13 30

aOne missing value

bMissing values are not included in the calculation of percentages. Three persons had missing values on this question