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Table 2 Characteristics of BRCA positive participants (n = 19)

From: A Pilot study of the Sharing Risk Information Tool (ShaRIT) for Families with Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer Syndrome

 

Control

ShaRIT

p*

 

n = 10

n = 9

 

Age

   

Mean

49 (± 8)

40 (± 6)

0.06

Range

26-63

33-49

 

Race/Ethnicity

  

0.47

Caucasian

7 (70%)

7 (78%)

 

Hispanic

2 (20%)

0 (0)

 

African American

0 (0)

1 (11%)

 

South Asian/Indian

0 (0)

1 (11%)

 

Asian/Pacific Islander

1 (10%)

0 (0)

 

Ashkenazi Jewish

2 (20%)

1 (11%)

1.00

Annual Reported Income a

  

1.00

≤ $100,000

2 (22%)

2 (22%)

 

$100,001-$500,000

7 (78%)

7 (78%)

 

Pedigree Knowledge (scale 0-6)

4.9 (± 1.4)

5.3 (± 1.3)

0.49

Average Score

4.3 (± 0.16)

4.5 (± 0.11)

0.23

Satisfaction with Decision (scale 0-5)

   
  1. * Fisher's exact test used for cell sizes ≤ 2 or percentages less than 20%
  2. a. One participant in the control group declined to report her annual income