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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: Cancer Causes Control. 2019 Mar 5;30(4):395–408. doi: 10.1007/s10552-019-01154-6

Table 3.

First-degree relative enrollment and biospecimen collection, by race/ethnicity, age, personal cancer history, education, and country of birth

   Eligible relatives a n = 4,279 Enrolled relatives b n = 3,306



Enrollment b Biospecimen collection c Biospecimen collection d
n % OR e 95% CI n % n % OR f 95% CI



Overall participation 3,306 77 2,774 65 2,774 84
Race/ethnicity g
 Non-Hispanic whites 872 87 1.0 755 76 755 87 1.0
 Hispanics 1,045 77 0.47 0.37-0.61 907 67 907 87 1.00 0.71-1.42
 African Americans 807 74 0.44 0.34-0.57 660 60 660 82 0.70 0.51-0.97
 Asian Americans 582 70 0.35 0.26-0.45 452 54 452 78 0.59 0.42-0.82
  Chinese 204 67 0.29 0.20-0.43 144 48 144 71 0.40 0.25-0.62
  Japanese 78 80 0.58 0.33-1.01 69 70 69 88 1.27 0.62-2.60
  Filipinas 226 67 0.32 0.22-0.45 178 53 178 79 0.61 0.37-1.02
  Others h 74 76 0.46 0.24-0.87 61 63 61 82 0.58 0.32-1.06
P value for differences by race/ethnicity i <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 <0.01
Proband’s age at diagnosis (years)
 18-34 396 84 1.0 357 75
 35-49 1,355 77 0.75 0.55-1.02 1,135 64
 50-64 1,555 76 0.68 0.50-0.92 1,282 63
P value for differences by age i <0.01 0.03 <0.01
Age at interview (years)
 18-34 233 91 1.0
 35-49 906 85 0.58 0.37-0.90
 50-64 1,106 86 0.68 0.44-1.05
 ≥65 529 76 0.47 0.30-0.75
P value for differences by age i <0.01 <0.01
Personal cancer history j
 No 2,766 77 1.0 2,324 65 2,324 84 1.0
 Yes 540 78 0.93 0.77-1.13 450 65 450 83 1.20 0.91-1.59
P value for differences by personal cancer history i 0.67 0.48 0.90 0.69 0.19
Education k
 Some high school or less 514 86 1.0
 High school graduate 586 86 0.96 0.68-1.35
 Some college or other l 923 85 0.90 0.66-1.23
 College graduate 733 85 0.91 0.65-1.29
P value for differences by education i 0.65 <0.01
Country of birth
 U.S.-born 2,017 85 1.0
 Foreign-born 756 82 0.91 0.70-1.19
P value for differences by country of birth i 0.10 0.49
a

Adult first-degree relatives: mothers, fathers, full and half-sisters, and adult daughters and sons with a prior diagnosis of breast, ovarian or childhood cancer.

b

Completed risk factor questionnaire.

c

Completed risk factor questionnaire and provided a blood or mouthwash sample.

d

Enrolled relatives who provided a blood or mouthwash sample.

e

Odds ratio of participation and 95% confidence interval, mutually adjusted for race/ethnicity, proband’s age at diagnosis, and personal cancer history.

f

Odds ratio of participation and 95% confidence interval, mutually adjusted for race/ethnicity, age at interview, personal cancer history, education, and country of birth.

g

For enrolled relatives, based on self-report; for eligible relatives who did not enroll, based on proband’s self-reported race/ethnicity.

h

Includes other Asian Americans, Pacific Islanders, Native Americans, and mixed race/ethnicity.

i

P value from chi square test; in multivariable models, P value from Wald test.

j

Personal history of breast, ovarian or childhood cancer.

k

Education was unknown for 18 relatives.

l

Technical or vocational school.