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Table 2 Participant Characteristics

From: Experiences of patients and family members with follow-up care, information needs and provider support after identification of Lynch Syndrome

 

Probands

Family Members

Characteristic

n

%

n

%

Gender

    

 Male

 Female

7

25

21.9

78.1

31

64

32.6

67.4

Race/Ethnicity

    

 Non-Hispanic, Caucasian

 Other

30

2

93.8

6.3

90

5

94.7

5.3

Age

    

 <40 years of age

 ≥40 years of age

 missing

4

28

0

12.5

87.5

0.0

43

51

1

45.3

53.7

1.1

Cancer status

    

 Prior cancer

 No prior cancer

29

3

90.6

9.4

22

73

23.2

76.8

Gene with pathogenic variant in family

    

 MLH1

 MSH2

 MSH6

 PMS2

6

10

10

6

18.8

31.3

31.3

18.8

24

41

9

21

25.3

43.2

9.5

22.1

Personal pathogenic variant status

    

 Positive

 Negative

 Not tested

32

0

0

100.0

0.0

0.0

56

30

9

59.0

31.6

9.5

Marital status

    

 Married/living as married

 Widowed/divorced/other

 Single

25

6

1

78.1

18.1

3.1

70

12

13

73.7

12.6

13.7

Insurance status

    

 Private

 Public

 No insurance

17

15

0

53.1

46.9

0.0

63

29

3

66.3

30.5

3.2