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Table 2 Univariable associations of categorical variables and MICRA scores

From: Reflex BRCA1 and BRCA2 tumour genetic testing for high-grade serous ovarian cancer: streamlined for clinicians but what do patients think?

 

Distress

Uncertainty

Total

Mean (SD)

p-value

Mean (SD)

p-value

Mean (SD)

p-value

Partnered

 

0.84

 

0.24

 

0.37

 Yes

6.0 (6.8)

 

12.0 (9.6)

 

25.0 (16.3)

 

 No

5.6 (6.4)

 

14.8 (7.9)

 

28.7 (15.8)

 

Children

 

0.10

 

0.006

 

0.02

 Yes

7.4 (7.2)

 

16.2 (8.6)

 

31.4 (16.3)

 

 No

4.5 (6.1)

 

10.1 (8.5)

 

21.9 (15.0)

 

Post-secondary education

 

0.17

 

0.80

 

0.64

 Yes

6.2 (7.0)

 

13.0 (9.1)

 

26.9 (16.6)

 

 No

3.8 (4.3)

 

13.8 (8.7)

 

24.3 (13.7)

 

Household income

 

0.40

 

0.09

 

0.29

 <  75, 000 CAD

7.9 (7.5)

 

17.0 (10.0)

 

32.4 (18.0)

 

 ≥ 75, 000 CAD

6.0 (6.5)

 

11.9 (8.6)

 

26.6 (16.5)

 

Race/Ethnicity

 

0.75

 

0.37

 

0.70

 White

6.1 (7.0)

 

12.5 (8.3)

 

26.1 (16.0)

 

 Other

5.4 (6.1)

 

14.9 (10.2)

 

27.9 (15.1)

 

Cancer stage

 

0.89

 

0.73

 

0.71

 I/II

6.8 (7.3)

 

14.3 (8.3)

 

28.8 (15.3)

 

 III/IV

5.9 (6.8)

 

13.1 (9.2)

 

26.6 (16.6)

 

Tumour results

 

0.23

 

0.16

 

0.10

 Positive

7.7 (7.7)

 

15.6 (9.1)

 

31.9 (17.4)

 

 Negative

5.3 (6.3)

 

12.2 (8.9)

 

24.6 (15.4)

 

Primary treatment

 

0.002

 

0.009

 

0.02

 Neoadjuvant chemotherapy

3.0 (4.8)

 

9.6 (7.5)

 

21.1 (12.8)

 

 Surgery

7.9 (7.2)

 

15.6 (9.2)

 

30.4 (17.4)

 

Personal history breast cancer

 

0.004

 

0.63

 

0.35

 Yes

2.0 (2.0)

 

11.3 (8.1)

 

20.3 (9.8)

 

 No

6.4 (6.9)

 

13.5 (9.1)

 

27.5 (16.7)

 

Family history breast/ovarian cancer

 

0.13

 

0.46

 

0.17

 Yes

7.4 (7.5)

 

14.2 (9.4)

 

29.9 (17.9)

 

 No

4.8 (5.9)

 

12.5 (8.7)

 

24.2 (14.4)

 

Previous genetic testing in family

 

0.77

 

0.91

 

0.81

 Yes

6.7 (7.3)

 

13.7 (9.5)

 

28.3 (17.7)

 

 No

6.0 (6.8)

 

13.4 (9.0)

 

27.0 (16.1)

 

Genetic counselling prior to survey

 

0.45

 

0.56

 

0.21

 Yes

5.3 (6.9)

 

12.5 (9.2)

 

24.0 (15.6)

 

 No

6.6 (6.7)

 

13.9 (8.9)

 

29.2 (16.7)

 
  1. Univariable results from the subset of participants who completed the MICRA questionnaire (n = 63)