Table 1.
Description of participant characteristics
| Gender N (%) | ||
| Male | 6 (42.9%) | |
| Female | 8 (57.1%) | |
| Age at interview (years) | ||
| Mean±SD | 25.3±3.6 | |
| Country of birth N (%) | ||
| Italy | 13 (92.9%) | |
| Poland | 1 (7.1%) | |
| Mother’s language N (%) | ||
| Italian | 13 (92.9%) | |
| Polish | 1 (7.1%) | |
| Condition tested for N (%) | ||
| BRCA1 | 8 (57.2%) | |
| BRCA2 | 5 (35.7%) | |
| MLH1 | 1 (7.1%) | |
| Age at test (years) | ||
| Mean±SD | 25.3±3.6 | |
| Range | 18–30 | |
| Result N (%) | ||
| Positive (for mutation) | 4 (28.6%) | |
| Negative (for mutation) | 10 (71.4%) | |
| Education N (%) | ||
| Middle school qualification | 1 (7.1%) | |
| High school diploma | 7 (50.0%) | |
| University degree | 5 (35.8%) | |
| Post-graduate degree | 1 (7.1%) | |
| Daily work N (%) | ||
| Student | 5 (35.8%) | |
| Worker | 3 (21.4%) | |
| Employee | 3 (21.4%) | |
| Business owner | 1 (7.1%) | |
| Unemployed | 2 (14.3%) | |
| Marital status N (%) | ||
| Married | 1 (7.1%) | |
| Single | 12 (85.8%) | |
| Living together | 1 (7.1%) | |
| Having children N (%) | ||
| No | 12 (85.7%) | |
| Yes | 2 (14.3%) |