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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Oct 6.
Published in final edited form as: J Health Commun. 2021 Oct 6;26(8):576–585. doi: 10.1080/10810730.2021.1966686

Table 2.

Baseline characteristics and unadjusted associations to baseline family communications about cancer (general) and skin cancer (N = 599)

General Cancer Risk Skin Cancer Risk
n Mean (SD) Range b (SE) p-value b (SE) p-value

Environmental Factors
 Family Health Orientation 598 22.32 (4.87) 4 – 28 0.02 (0.01) 0.069 0.02 (0.01) 0.061
 Family Cancer History 583 35% 0.49 (0.09) <.001 0.78 (0.09) <.001
Personal Factors
 Absolute Perceived Risk, Likely (%) 390 49% 0.43 (0.11) <.001 0.69 (0.11) <.001
 Comparative Perceived Risk 589 2.87 (0.97) 1 – 5 0.25 (0.04) <.001 0.32 (0.05) <.001
 Absolute Perceived Risk 538 3.95 (1.44) 1 – 7 0.17 (0.03) <.001 0.22 (0.03) <.001
 Worry 594 2.54 (1.07) 2 – 8 0.08 (0.04) 0.051 0.12 (0.04) 0.005
 Health Literacy 595 10.59 (2.13) 0 – 12 0.05 (0.02) 0.009 0.06 (0.02) 0.003
 Burnability, Yes (%) 568 40% 0.17 (0.09) 0.061 0.26 (0.09) 0.006
 Tannability, Yes (%) 536 73% −0.02 (0.10) 0.835 −0.09 (0.11) 0.407
 Race/ Ethnicity (%)
  Hispanic 48% −0.28 (0.09) 0.002 −0.54 (0.09) <.001
  White, not Hispanic 44% REF REF
  All Other 8% −0.54 (0.17) 0.001 −0.67 (-0.17) <.001
 Gender, Male (%) 599 21% −0.04 (0.11) 0.680 −0.09 (0.11) 0.410
 Education, >HS (%) 599 77% 0.36 (0.10) 0.001 0.47 (0.11) <.001
 Age, >55 (%) 591 52% −0.07 (0.09) 0.417 −0.05 (0.09) 0.553
 Income, >$30k (%) 594 58% 0.27 (0.09) 0.002 0.31 (0.09) 0.001
 Personal Cancer History, Yes (%) 595 16% 0.44 (0.12) <.001 0.30 (0.12) 0.015
Behavioral Factors
 Screened by Professional, Yes (%) 597 37% 0.50 (0.09) <.001 0.72 (0.09) <.001
 Sunscreen Use 599 3.17 (1.34) 1 – 5 0.16 (0.03) <.001 0.22 (0.03) <.001
 Sleeves Use 598 3.79 (1.17) 1 – 5 0.06 (0.04) 0.105 0.05 (0.04) 0.161
 Hat Use 598 2.81 (1.38) 1 – 5 0.09 (0.03) 0.004 0.14 (0.03) <.001
 Shade Use 598 3.49 (1.03) 1 – 5 0.14 (0.04) 0.001 0.19 (0.04) <.001
 Sunglass Use 598 3.83 (1.40) 1 – 5 0.12 (0.03) <.001 0.15 (0.03) <.001
 Sunscreen +1 599 44% 0.33 (0.09) <.001 0.55 (0.09) <.001
 Count of Often/Always 597 2.68 (1.32) 0 – 5 0.19 (0.03) <.001 0.25 (0.03) <.001