Accuracy of Self-Reported Screening Mammography Use: Examining Recall among Female Relatives from the Ontario Site of the Breast Cancer Family Registry
Table 2
Distribution of sociodemographic, health behavior, and cancer screening characteristics for female relatives of the Ontario site of the Breast Cancer Family Registry.
Characteristic, (%)
Interview
Baseline
Year 1
Year 2
Familial breast cancer risk
Low
298 (42.6)
190 (40.5)
193 (42.3)
Moderate
183 (26.2)
127 (27.1)
123 (27.0)
High
218 (31.2)
152 (32.4)
140 (30.7)
Age at interview
<40
40 (5.7)
26 (5.6)
24 (5.3)
40–49
219 (31.3)
116 (24.7)
100 (21.9)
≥50
440 (63.0)
327 (69.7)
332 (72.8)
Education
≤High school
235 (33.7)
161 (34.3)
149 (32.7)
Some college/university/vocational/technical school
273 (39.1)
186 (39.7)
182 (39.9)
≥Bachelor’s degree
190 (27.2)
122 (26.0)
125 (27.4)
Marital status
Married/common law
572 (82.0)
393 (83.8)
383 (84.0)
Single
126 (18.2)
76 (16.2)
73 (16.0)
Visits to health professional
≤1 time per year
224 (32.6)
145 (31.2)
137 (30.5)
2-3 times per year
291 (42.3)
218 (47.0)
214 (47.7)
≥4 times per year
173 (25.1)
101 (21.8)
98 (21.8)
Clinical breast examination
Yes
683 (97.7)
414 (88.5)
395 (87.8)
No
16 (2.3)
54 (11.5)
55 (12.2)
BRCA1/2 genetic test
Yes
112 (17.1)
4 (0.9)
1 (0.2)
No
542 (82.9)
457 (99.1)
454 (99.8)
Perceived risk of breast cancer
Below/same as average
255 (38.5)
155 (34.7)
184 (41.3)
Higher than average
407 (61.5)
292 (65.3)
261 (58.7)
Months since last mammogram
0–6
240 (34.3)
247 (52.7)
246 (54.0)
7–12
231 (33.1)
198 (42.2)
204 (44.7)
>12
228 (32.6)
24 (5.1)
6 (1.3)
Mammographic finding
Normal/benign
582 (83.3)
383 (81.7)
366 (80.3)
Abnormal/incomplete
117 (16.7)
86 (18.3)
90 (19.7)
Subgroups may not add to stated totals due to missing values; valid percentages reported.
