Risk perception among Brazilian individuals with high risk for colorectal cancer and colonoscopy

Table 1 Sample characteristics

Sample characteristics	N	%
Age
Up to 50 years	73	62.4
50 years or more	44	37.6
Gender
Female	97	74.4
Male	30	25.6
Education level
Elementary	22	18.8
High-school	46	39.3
College	49	41.9
Family income(monthly)*
Up to US$1,098	31	26.5
From US$1,098 to US$2,746	27	23.1
More than US$2,747	33	28.2
Religion
Catholic/other	100	85.5
Evangelic/Protestant	9	7.7
Risk classification
Bethesda criteria	53	45.3
Amsterdam criteria	64	54.7
Death of a family member from colorectal cancer
No	24	20.5
Yes	93	79.5
Received information regarding colorectal risk
No	12	10.3
Yes	105	89.7
Colonoscopy compliance
No or Inadequate	65	55.6
Yes	52	44.4
Total	117	100.0

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