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Table 3 Demographic characteristics of the 32 participants who returned the pre-conference survey

From: Patient-reported disease knowledge and educational needs in Lynch syndrome: findings of an interactive multidisciplinary patient conference

Characteristic

Number of patients (% )

Age, years, mean

54

Female

20 (63)

Race/Ethnicity

Ā 

ā€ƒā€ƒĀ White

27 (84)

ā€ƒā€ƒĀ Hispanic

5 (16)

ā€ƒā€ƒĀ Black/Asian/Other

0 (0)

Education level

Ā 

ā€ƒā€ƒĀ College/Post-Graduate

22 (69)

ā€ƒā€ƒĀ Vocational/Some college

1 (3)

ā€ƒā€ƒĀ High school

9 (28)

Marital status

Ā 

ā€ƒā€ƒĀ Married

26 (82)

ā€ƒā€ƒĀ Never married

3 (9)

ā€ƒā€ƒĀ Divorced/Separated/Widowed

3 (9)

Insurance status

Ā 

ā€ƒā€ƒĀ Insured

32 (100)

ā€ƒā€ƒĀ Not insured

0 (0)

LS Status

Ā 

ā€ƒā€ƒĀ Personal history of LS

19 (59)

ā€ƒā€ƒĀ Family history of LS

13 (41)

ā€ƒā€ƒā€ƒā€ƒā€ƒFDR with LS

3

ā€ƒā€ƒā€ƒā€ƒā€ƒOther relative with LS

1

ā€ƒā€ƒā€ƒā€ƒā€ƒNon-blood relative with LS

4

  1. FDRā€‰=ā€‰first degree relative.
  2. LSā€‰=ā€‰Lynch syndrome.