Research Article
Accuracy of Self-Reported Breast Cancer Information among Women from the Ontario Site of the Breast Cancer Family Registry
Table 1
Characteristics of the study population of women with breast cancer from questionnaire information.
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Subjects included in analysis () | | No. | % |
| Age at diagnosis (years) | | | 20–29 | 13 | 1.4 | 30–39 | 139 | 14.8 | 40–49 | 342 | 36.4 | 50–59 | 315 | 33.6 | 60–69 | 130 | 13.8 | Range | 23–69 | Mean (Std) | 48.7 (9.19) | Median | 49.0 | Year of breast cancer diagnosis | | | 1996 | 282 | 30.0 | 1997 | 329 | 35.1 | 1998 | 328 | 34.9 | Recall period (years) | | | 1–5 | 896 | 95.4 | >5 | 43 | 4.6 | Mean (Std) | 3.0 (1.2) | Median | 3.0 | Marital status | | | Married/living as married | 734 | 78.2 | Widowed/divorced/separated/never married | 205 | 21.8 | Educational status | | | High school or less | 358 | 38.3 | Some vocational/technical/college/university | 334 | 35.8 | Bachelor or graduate degree | 242 | 25.9 | Missing | 5 | n/a | Born in English speaking country | | | Yes | 825 | 88.1 | No | 111 | 11.9 | Missing | 3 | n/a | Ethnic background | | | White | 901 | 96.5 | Other | 31 | 3.3 | Don't know | 2 | 0.2 | Missing | 5 | n/a | Have you ever consumed alcohol?1 | | | Yes | 462 | 49.4 | No | 474 | 50.6 | Missing | 3 | n/a | Number of drinks per week | | | 0 | 495 | 52.7 | 1–4 | 218 | 23.2 | 5–9 | 145 | 15.4 | 10–19 | 55 | 5.9 | 20–29 | 16 | 1.7 | 30–39 | 9 | 1.0 | 40–49 | 1 | 0.1 | Have you ever smoked?2 | | | Yes | 473 | 50.4 | No | 465 | 49.6 | Missing | 1 | n/a | Smoking status2 | | | Current smoker | 187 | 19.9 | Former smoker | 280 | 29.8 | Never smoker | 465 | 49.5 | Don’t know | 6 | 0.8 | Missing | 1 | n/a | Breast cancer recurrence | | | Yes | 50 | 5.3 | No | 889 | 84.7 | First degree relative with history of breast or ovarian cancer | | | Yes | 341 | 36.3 | No | 598 | 63.7 | Menopausal status at diagnosis | | | Pre-menopausal | 520 | 55.4 | Post-menopausal | 248 | 26.4 | Unknown—on menopausal hormone therapy | 59 | 6.3 | Unknown—hysterectomy | 104 | 11.1 | Missing | 8 | 0.8 |
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1More than 1 drink per week on average for a period of at least 6 months.
2Refers to cigarette smoking.
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