TABLE 1.
Characteristics of the 279 participants who completed a 1-month or 6-month survey
| n | Proportion | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 279 | |||
| Demographic information | Gender | Male | 94 | 34% |
| Female | 183 | 66% | ||
| Missing | 2 | 1% | ||
| Age | Mean (range), years | 54 | (22–93) | |
| Under 45 yrs | 126 | 45% | ||
| 45 yrs and older | 153 | 55% | ||
| Race and ethnicity | White, not Latinx | 245 | 88% | |
| Other, not Latinx | 17 | 6% | ||
| Other, Latinx | 14 | 5% | ||
| Missing | 3 | 1% | ||
| Education | High school or less | 26 | 9% | |
| Some college | 44 | 16% | ||
| Bachelors | 73 | 26% | ||
| Graduate or postgraduate | 92 | 33% | ||
| Missing | 44 | 16% | ||
| Reported living relative(s) | Father | 179 | 64% | |
| Mother | 185 | 66% | ||
| Sister | 174 | 62% | ||
| Brother | 173 | 62% | ||
| Children | 194 | 70% | ||
| At Least one relative | 271 | 97% | ||
| Knew of results prior to study | Yes | 68 | 24% | |
| No | 191 | 68% | ||
| Unknown | 20 | 7% | ||
| Return of results format | Enrollment site | GE | 56 | 20% |
| CU | 68 | 24% | ||
| NU | 91 | 33% | ||
| MGB | 15 | 5% | ||
| KPW/UW | 8 | 3% | ||
| VUMC | 41 | 15% | ||
| Return of results method | Letter/portal/email | 32 | 11% | |
| Phone | 135 | 48% | ||
| Face-to-face | 70 | 25% | ||
| Missing | 37 | 13% | ||
| Who returned the result | Genetics provider | 152 | 54% | |
| Non-genetics provider | 104 | 37% | ||
| 23 | 8% | |||
| Information about family risk in summary letters | Yes | 256 | 92% | |
| No | 23 | 8% | ||
| Result type | Result category | Cancer | 158 | 57% |
| Cardiovascular | 88 | 32% | ||
| Other | 33 | 12% | ||
| Variant type (most deleterious) | Pathogenic/likely pathogenic | 229 | 82% | |
| Risk factor | 50 | 18% | ||
| Survey | Time of response | One-month survey only | 121 | 43% |
| One-month and 6-month survey | 90 | 32% | ||
| Six-month survey only | 68 | 24% |