Table 3.

Participant responses to questions concerning anxiety/relief, exercise, diet, and screening behavior under a hypothetical scenario where they are told they are a colorectal cancer polymorphism carrier

	No Family History N=170 (%)	Relatives N = 310 (%)	Both N=480 (%)
Feelings of Worry
“Very” worried	24 (14)	61 (19)	85 (18)
“Somewhat” worried	121 (71)	208 (67)	329 (69)
No changes	23 (13)	39 (13)	62 (13)
Refused	2 (1)	2 (<1)	4 (<1)
Feelings of worry one year after results
“Very” worried	13 (8)	46 (15)	59 (12)
“Somewhat” worried	121 (71)	214 (69)	335 (70)
No changes	33 (19)	47 (15)	80 (17)
Refused	3 (2)	3 (1)	6 (1)
Informing others about a positive result
Would tell husband/wife/partner about result	151 (89)	269 (87)	420 (88)
Would tell siblings about result	114 (67)	240 (77)	354 (74)
Would tell children about result	95 (56)	168 (54)	263 (55)
Would tell parents about result	78 (46)	187 (60)	265 (55)
Would tell close friends about result	78 (46)	169 (55)	247 (52)
Would tell acquaintances about result	18 (11)	33 (11)	51 (11)
Would tell coworkers about result	14 (8)	43 (14)	57 (12)
Would tell no one about result	4 (2)	8 (3)	12 (3)
Total people told	552	1117	1669
Number of people told per respondent	3.25	3.60	3.48
Refused	3	2	5
Changes in Exercise
Would exercise “a lot” more	35 (21)	84 (27)	119 (25)
Would exercise “a little” more	90 (53)	162 (52)	252 (53)
No changes	43 (25)	62 (20)	105 (22)
Exercise less	0	0	0
Refused	2 (1)	2 (<1)	4 (<1)
Changes in Diet
“Big” changes	46 (27)	98 (32)	144 (30)
“A few” changes	110 (65)	185 (60)	295 (62)
No changes	12 (7)	26 (8)	38 (8)
Refused	2 (1)	1 (<1)	3 (<1)
Intentions for Colorectal Cancer Screening**
Already screen regularly	73 (44)	171 (55)	244 (51)
Does not screen, would not change	4 (2)	6 (2)	10 (2)
Would start screening/adhere to doctor's recommendation	85 (50)	119 (38)	204 (43)
Not sure	6 (3)	13 (4)	19(4)
Refused	2 (1)	1 (<1)	3 (<1)

^**indicates significant difference between relatives and controls (p < 0.05).