Table 3.

Bivariate associations between categorical and continuous predictors and risk-reducing salpingo-oophorectomy (RRSO) intentions

Categorical predictors	Full sample N = 168	Intention for RRSO N (%)	No intention for RRSO N (%)	p
Married
No	54	32 (59.3%)	22 (40.7%)	.739
Yes/living together	113	70 (61.95%)	43 (38.05%)
Education
College or less	85	57 (67.1%)	28 (32.9%)	.122
More than college	83	46 (55.4%)	37 (44.6%)
Race
Non-Hispanic white	118	79 (66.95%)	39 (33.05%)	.008
Hispanic/non-white	47	21 (44.7%)	26 (55.3%)
Employment
<Full-time	56	32 (57.1%)	24 (42.6%)	.433
Full-time	112	71 (63.4%)	41 (36.6%)
Jewish decent
Yes	22	8 (36.4%)	14 (63.6%)	.686
No	127	75 (59.1%)	52 (40.9%)
Breast cancer
Unaffected	89	61 (68.5%)	28 (31.5%)	.119
Affected	35	18 (51.4%)	17 (48.6%)
Newly diagnosed	44	24 (54.55%)	20 (45.45%)
Children
Yes	110	70 (63.6%)	40 (36.4%)	.275
No	53	29 (54.7%)	24 (45.3%)
Proband status
Relative	28	23 (82.1%)	5 (17.9%)	.013
Proband	140	80 (57.1%)	60 (42.9%)
Breast cancer family history
Yes	123	74 (60.2%)	49 (39.8%)	.585
No	40	26 (65.0%)	14 (35.0%)
Ovarian cancer family history
Yes	37	25 (67.6%)	12 (32.4%)	.377
No	126	75 (59.5%)	51 (40.5%)
Continuous predictors	Full sample M (SD)	Intention for RRSO M (SD)	No intention for RRSO M (SD)	p
Age	46.5 (12.0)	47.1 (12.0)	45.4 (11.6)	.399
Lifetime breast cancer risk	14.9 (7.6)	15.4 (8.3)	14.2 (6.5)	.325
Pros of RRSO	19.8 (3.0)	20.2 (2.6)	19.1 (3.5)	.020
Cons of RRSO	16.9 (4.5)	15.8 (4.4)	18.5 (4.3)	.0001
Perceived ovarian cancer risk	27.2 (23.6)	30.6 (23.1)	21.4 (23.4)	.013
Perceived uncertainty	2.19 (0.7)	2.2 (0.7)	2.2 (0.7)	.571
Ambiguity aversion	17.5 (4.7)	16.6 (4.4)	19.0 (4.9)	.002
Cancer distress	23.6 (17.1)	22.9 (17.1)	24.7 (17.2)	.505
Perceived stress	5.3 (3.0)	5.4 (3.0)	5.2 (3.0)	.708
Decision conflict	28.5 (24.3)	26.5 (24.2)	31.6 (24.2)	.187