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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Mar 8.
Published in final edited form as: Epidemiology. 2016 May;27(3):438–448. doi: 10.1097/EDE.0000000000000456

Table 2.

Baseline characteristics of participating girls, by breast cancer family history, LEGACY Girls Study, 2011 – 2015

Breast cancer in 1st degree relatives (N=220) Breast cancer in 2nd degree relatives only (N=313) No breast cancer in 1st or 2nd degree relatives (N=507)
N % a N % a N % a

Age at baseline (years)
 5 2 1 5 2 5 1
 6 20 9 34 11 47 9
 7 17 8 40 13 58 11
 8 22 10 37 12 72 14
 9 29 13 47 15 75 15
 10 28 13 42 13 74 15
 11 27 12 30 10 69 14
 12 31 14 34 11 60 12
 13 29 13 35 11 37 7
 14 5 2 5 2 5 1
 15 8 4 4 1 4 1
 16 2 <1 0 0 1 <1
Race/ethnicity
 Non-Hispanic White 124 56 232 74 290 57
 Hispanic White 45 20 40 13 83 16
 Hispanic Black 13 6 2 1 10 2
 African American or Black 13 6 16 5 49 10
 Asian American or Pacific Islander 22 10 17 5 57 11
 Mixed race/ethnicity 3 1 6 2 18 4
Education, mother or female guardian
 High school graduate or less 23 11 33 11 57 11
 Some college or university 35 17 47 15 89 18
 Bachelor’s degree 83 40 106 35 188 38
 Graduate degree 64 31 121 39 168 34
 Not reported 15 6 5
Education, father or male guardian
 High school graduate or less 39 19 53 18 95 24
 Some college or university 32 15 46 16 74 19
 Bachelor’s degree 72 34 96 33 128 32
 Graduate degree 66 32 98 33 174 44
 Not reported 11 20 36
Annual family Income
 < $50,000 30 18 37 15 74 18
 $50,000 – $74,999 19 11 21 8 50 12
 $75,000 – $99,999 19 11 30 12 71 17
 ≥ $100,000 or more 103 60 163 65 235 55
 Not reported 49 62 77
a

Percentages may not add up to 100 because of rounding. Missing data were not included in percentages.