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. 2022 Aug 19;13(6):619–628. doi: 10.1007/s12687-022-00604-0

Table 2.

Characteristics of diagnosis delivery

N (%)
Delivered the diagnosis (n = 60)
Family member 9 (15.0)
   Mother 5 (8.3)
   Father 1 (1.7)
   Both parents 2 (3.3)
   Aunt 1 (1.7)
Healthcare provider 49 (81.7)
   Endocrinology 10 (16.7)
   Urology 5 (8.3)
   Rheumatology 1 (1.7)
   Genetics 1 (1.7)
   Pediatrics 1 (1.7)
   Family medicine 1 (1.7)
   Specialty not provided 30 (50.0)
Other 2 (3.3)
Age at diagnosis (n = 61)
   Early childhood (0–6 yrs) 1 (1.6)
   Middle/late childhood (7–12 yrs) 5 (8.2)
   Adolescence (13–17 yrs) 9 (14.8)
   Early adulthood (18–25 yrs) 10 (16.4)
   Adulthood
      25–35 18 (29.5)
      36–45 12 (19.7)
      46–55 4 (6.6)
      56 +  2 (3.3)
Time since diagnosis (n = 55)
   One year or less 10 (18.2)
   2–5 yrs 5 (9.1)
   5–10 yrs 8 (14.5)
   11–20 yrs 9 (16.4)
   21–30 yrs 13 (23.6)
   31–40 5 (9.1)
   41 +  5 (9.1)