Research Article
Screening and Health Behaviors among Persons Diagnosed with Familial Adenomatous Polyposis and Their Relatives
Table 2
Preventive care and health behaviors of respondents with FAP and their relatives.
| Characteristic1 | Total Sample | FAP-only | Relatives | | | | %, () | % () | % () |
| Self-rated health | | | | Excellent or Very good | 38.8%(19) | 35.3%(12) | 46.6% (7) | Good | 42.9%(21) | 44.1% (15) | 40.0% (6) | Fair or Poor | 8.2% (4) | 20.5% (7) | 13.3% (2) | Co-morbidities1 | | | | Heart disease | 16.7% (8) | 17.1% (6) | 15.4% (2) | Diabetes | 16.3% (8) | 20.0% (7) | 7.1% (1) | High blood pressure | 44.0% (22) | 42.9% (15) | 46.7% (7) | Any comorbidity | 48.0% (24) | 48.5% (17) | 46.7% (7) | Cancer, personal history | 28.0% (14) | 34.3% (12) | 13.3% (2) | Vaccination | | | | Flu shot | 57.1% (28) | 64.7% (22) | 40.0% (6) | Pneumonia | 28.0% (14) | 28.6% (10) | 26.7% (4) | Mammography2 | | | | Ever had | 95.7% (22) | 94.1% (16) | 100% (6) | Exam within past year | 60.9% (14) | 58.8% (10) | 66.7% (4) | Pap test3 | | | | Ever had | 96.8% (30) | 95.7% (22) | 100% (8) | Exam within three years | 80.6%(25) | 82.6% (19) | 75.0% (6) | PSA test4 | | | | Ever had | 90.0% (9) | 100% (6) | 75.0% (3) | Test within last year | 80.0% (8) | 83.3% (5) | 75.0% (3) | Colonoscopy | | | | Ever had | 94.0% (47) | 100% (35) | 80.0% (12) | 50 and over | | n/a | 100.0% (8) | Within last 5 years | 66.0% (33) | 62.9% (22) | 73.3% (11) | 50 and over | | n/a | 87.5% (7) | Provider recommended CRC Screening | | | | Yes | 70.0% (35) | 74.3% (26) | 60.0% (9) | Upper Endoscopy | | | | Yes, Ever had | 64.0% (32) | 80.0% (28) | 26.7% (4) | Not Sure | 6.0% (3) | 5.7% (2) | 6.7% (1) |
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1Responses combine yes and “not sure”. 2Women, age 40 and over (FAP ; FDR ). 3Women, over age 18 (FAP , FDR ). 4Men, age 50 and over (FAP ; FDR ).
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