Table 1. Baseline characteristics of the study participants (n = 1,200).
| Characteristics | Total | Males | Females | p-value* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 0.450 | ||||
| 20–24 | 222 (18.5) | 120 (20.0) | 102 (17.0) | ||
| 25–29 | 372 (31.0) | 180 (30.0) | 192 (32.0) | ||
| 30–34 | 388 (32.3) | 187 (31.2) | 201 (33.5) | ||
| 35–39 | 218 (18.2) | 113 (18.8) | 105 (17.5) | ||
| Education | < 0.001 | ||||
| High school or less | 146 (12.2) | 84 (14.0) | 62 (10.3) | ||
| Undergraduate | 230 (19.2) | 138 (23.0) | 92 (15.3) | ||
| College or more | 824 (68.7) | 378 (63.0) | 446 (74.3) | ||
| Income | 0.003 | ||||
| None | 167 (13.9) | 104 (17.3) | 63 (10.5) | ||
| < $30,000/year | 414 (34.5) | 187 (31.2) | 227 (37.8) | ||
| $30,000–49,999/year | 417 (34.8) | 206 (34.3) | 211 (35.2) | ||
| ≥ $50,000/year | 202 (16.8) | 103 (17.2) | 99 (16.5) | ||
| Occupation | < 0.001 | ||||
| Blue-collar | 139 (11.6) | 68 (11.3) | 71 (11.8) | ||
| White-collar | 608 (50.7) | 245 (40.8) | 363 (60.5) | ||
| Others | 90 (7.5) | 75 (12.5) | 15 (2.5) | ||
| Student | 200 (16.7) | 128 (21.3) | 72 (12.0) | ||
| None | 163 (13.6) | 84 (14.0) | 79 (13.2) | ||
| Residential area | 0.433 | ||||
| Metropolitan city | 880 (73.3) | 434 (72.3) | 446 (74.3) | ||
| Others | 320 (26.7) | 166 (27.7) | 154 (25.7) | ||
| Family history of breast or ovarian cancer | 0.167 | ||||
| Neither | 1,012 (84.3) | 520 (86.7) | 492 (82.0) | ||
| Only breast cancer | 157 (13.1) | 66 (11.0) | 91 (15.2) | ||
| Only ovarian cancer | 15 (1.3) | 7 (1.2) | 8 (1.3) | ||
| Both | 16 (1.3) | 7 (1.2) | 9 (1.5) | ||
| Willing to undergo genetic testing | 0.160 | ||||
| Yes | 1,052 (87.7) | 518 (86.3) | 534 (89.0) | ||
| No | 148 (12.3) | 82 (13.7) | 66 (11.0) | ||
Values are presented as number (%).
*χ2 test for differences between males and females.