Table 3.
Adjusted associations to baseline family communications about cancer (general) and skin cancer
| General Cancer Risk n = 516 | Skin Cancer Risk n = 519 | |||
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| b (SE) | p-value | b (SE) | p-value | |
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| Environmental Factors | ||||
| Family Cancer History | 0.20 (0.10) | 0.044 | 0.49 (0.09) | <.001 |
| Personal Factors | ||||
| Absolute Perceived Risk | 0.10 (0.03) | 0.003 | 0.11 (0.03) | 0.001 |
| Worry | NA | - | ||
| Health Literacy | - | - | ||
| Burnability, Yes (%) | NA | - | ||
| Race/Ethnicity | - | - | ||
| Education, >HS (%) | - | - | ||
| Income, >$30k (%) | 0.19 (0.09) | 0.043 | 0.14 (0.09) | 0.102 |
| Personal Cancer History, Yes (%) | 0.27 (0.12) | 0.032 | - | |
| Behavioral Factors | ||||
| Screened by Professional, Yes (%) | 0.32 (0.10) | 0.001 | 0.51 (0.09) | <.001 |
| Count of Often/Always | 0.14 (0.03) | <.001 | 0.16 (0.03) | <.001 |
Note that these two final models were built using backwards regression and AICC selection criteria. Worry and burnability were not candidate variables in the general cancer risk model. Variables with a dash (-) were removed during the model building process due to AICC selection criteria.