Table 1.
Demographic and clinical characteristics (N=61)
| Characteristic | |
|---|---|
| Mean age, years (min, max) | 38.1 (24.7, 57.9) |
| n (%) | |
| Race/ethnicity | |
| White | 54 (88.5) |
| Hispanic | 4 (6.6) |
| Black | 2 (3.3) |
| Other | 1 (1.6) |
| Education level | |
| High school | 6 (9.8) |
| Some college | 14 (23.0) |
| College degree or higher | 40 (65.6) |
| Not stated | 1 (1.6) |
| Married | 47 (77.0) |
| Prior children | 49 (80.3) |
| Mutation status | |
| MLH1 | 21 (34.4) |
| MSH2 | 30 (49.2) |
| MSH6 | 2 (3.3) |
| Other1 | 8 (13.1) |
| Personal history of cancer | |
| Colorectal | 10 (16.4%) |
| Any family history2: | |
| Endometrial cancer and/or ovarian cancer3 | 37 (60.7) |
| Colorectal cancer | 59 (96.7) |
| First degree relative4: | |
| Colorectal cancer | 49 (80.3) |
| Endometrial or ovarian cancer5 | 21 (34.4) |
8 women (13.1%) were deemed clinically high risk for Lynch syndrome and advised to follow Lynch syndrome risk management recommendations, due to personal and/or family cancer history and/or tumor studies
37 women had a family history of both colorectal and endometrial or ovarian cancer
26 women had a family history of endometrial cancer; 6 women had a family history of ovarian cancer; and 5 women had a family history of endometrial and ovarian cancer
14 women had first degree relatives with colorectal cancer and endometrial or ovarian cancer
18 women had a first degree relative with endometrial cancer; 2 women had a first degree relative with ovarian cancer; 1 woman had a first degree relative with both endometrial and ovarian cancer