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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Surg Oncol. 2020 Apr 28;122(2):134–143. doi: 10.1002/jso.25956

Table 3.

Bivariate associations between categorical and continuous predictors and discussing genetic

CATEGORICAL PREDICTRS Discussed N (%) Did Not Discuss N (%) X2 P
Randomization Group
RGC 154 (72.0%) 60 (28.0%) 2.04 .154
UC 68 (64.15%) 38 (35.85%)
Made Treatment Decision
Yes 121 (62.7%) 72 (37.3%) 10.22 .001
No 101 (79.5%) 26 (20.5%)
Marital Status
Married 152 (72.7%) 57 (27.3%) 3.19 .074
Not Married 70 (63.1%) 41 (36.9%)
Employment
Full-Time 160 (69.9%) 69 (30.1%) .09 .761
< Full-Time 62 (68.1%) 29 (31.9%)
Race/Ethnicity
Non- Hispanic White 160 (73.1%) 59 (26.9%) 4.43 .035
Racial/Ethnic Minority 62 (61.4%) 39 (38.6%)
Study Site
Washington, DC 198 (72.0%) 77 (28.0%) 6.34 .012
New York 24 (53.3%) 21 (46.7%)
BCS Candidate
Yes 140 (63.9%) 79 (36.1%) 11.25 .001
No 81 (82.65%) 17 (17.35%)
ER/PR Status*
Positive 147 (73.5%) 53 (26.5%) .61 .437
Negative 34 (68.0%) 16 (32.0%)
Cancer Stage+
Stage 0/1 107 (72.8%) 40 (27.2%) .00 .995
Stage 2/3 67 (72.8%) 25 (27.2%)
Breast Cancer Detected
Routine Mammogram 102 (67.6%) 49 (32.5%) .45 .503
Other 120 (71.0%) 49 (29.0%)
CONTINUOUS PREDICTORS Discussed M (SD) Did not Discuss M (SD) t P
Objective Risk (BRCAPRO Probability %) 16.33 (24.16) 7.41 (11.65) 12.11 .001
Knowledge 56.68 (19.31) 44.43 (25.14) 20.58 <.0001
IES - Avoidance Total 14.57 (9.09) 15.57 (10.60) .86 .391
IES - Intrusion Total 19.62 (9.84) 16.50 (10.41) 2.58 .010
Psychological Distress (BSI- Total) 40.77 (13.56) 35.51 (13.88) 10.02 .002
Decision Conflict 18.68 (23.89) 15.46 (21.10) 1.30 .254
Perceived Breast Cancer Risk 42.99 (27.33) 23.81 (23.24) 32.22 <.0001
FACT-G Total 90.30 (9.93) 89.64 (12.08) .52 .607
Age 45.18 (8.85) 48.11 (6.87) 8.49 .004

RGC: rapid genetic counseling; UC: usual care; BCS: Breast conservation surgery;