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 | |
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| 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 |