Research Article
Screening and Health Behaviors among Persons Diagnosed with Familial Adenomatous Polyposis and Their Relatives
Table 1
Demographic characteristics of the sample ().
| | Characteristic | Total sample | FAP-only | Relatives | | | | | % () | % () | % () |
| | Gender | | | | | Female | 62.0% (31) | 65.7% (23) | 53.3% () | | Race/ethnicity | | | | | White or Caucasian | 94.0% (47) | 94.3% (33) | 93.3% () | | Income level | | | | | <$34,999/year | 42.5% (20) | 42.4% (14) | 42.9% (6) | | Employment status | | | | | Full time | 44.0% (22) | 42.9% (15) | 46.7% (7) | | On Disability | 14.0% (7) | 17.1% (6) | 6.7% (1) | | Marital status | | | | | Married or living with a partner | 70.0% (35) | 65.7% (23) | 80.0% (12) | | Health insurance | | | | | Insured, including Medicare or Medicaid | 88.0% (44) | 93.9% (31) | 86.7% (13) | | Known family history of cancer, | | | | | Yes | 88.0% (44) | 91.4% (32) | 80.0% (12) |
| | Mean (Range) | Mean (Range) | Mean (Range) |
| | Age | | | | | (Mean (range)) | 50.2 (23–75 years) | 50.8 (23–75 years) | 48.8 (25–70 years) | | Health care | | | | | Past year, mean number of visits (range) | 8.3 (0–35 visits) | 10.4 (0–35) | 3.6 (0–14) |
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Values represent valid percents. Responses include yes and “not sure.”
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