Table 1.
Baseline characteristics (N = 115)
| N | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|
| Gender | ||
| Male | 51 | 44.3 |
| Female | 64 | 55.7 |
| Age (years) | ||
| Male | 31.6 (SD 3.6) | |
| Female | 29.2 (SD 2.9) | |
| Education | ||
| Low | 11 | 9.6 |
| Middle | 38 | 33.0 |
| High | 66 | 57.4 |
| Carrier status | ||
| Male carrier | 36 | 31.3 |
| Female carrier | 79 | 68.7 |
| Syndrome | ||
| HBOC | 98 | 85.2 |
| Lynch syndrome | 8 | 7.0 |
| FAP | 2 | 1.7 |
| Li–Fraumeni syndrome | 2 | 1.7 |
| Melanoma syndrome | 1 | 0.9 |
| Hereditary diffuse gastric cancer syndrome | 2 | 1.7 |
| Hereditary leiomyomatosis and renal cell cancer | 2 | 1.7 |
| Children | ||
| Yes | 20 | 17.4 |
| No | 95 | 82.6 |
| Planning to have children | ||
| Trying to conceive now | 11 | 9.6 |
| Within 2 years | 70 | 60.9 |
| Within 5 years | 28 | 24.3 |
| Not sure yet | 4 | 3.5 |
| Otherwise | 2 | 1.7 |
FAP: Familial Adenomatous Polyposis; HBOC: Hereditary breast and ovarian cancer.