Table 2 Demographic and clinical characteristics (mean [SD], % [n]) of testing groups, with some characteristics also broken down by test results

From: Psychological impact of providing women with personalised 10-year breast cancer risk estimates

 

Test groups

Test statistics

P values

 

T-C plus SNPs

T-C only

Comparison

 

n = 271

n = 197

n = 297

  

Age: mean (SD)

61.94 (6.91)

54.27 (4.19)

52.40 (2.91)

F (2762) = 281.8

P < 0.001

 Moderate risk

62.24 (6.41)

55.10 (5.39)

52.90 (3.60)

  

 Average risk

61.43 (7.73)

53.73 (3.06)

51.91 (2.42)

  

 Below average risk

62.04 (6.75)

53.88 (3.44)

52.39 (2.51)

  

BMI: mean (SD)

27.42 (5.58)

26.95 (4.81)

26.08 (4.59)

F (2732) = 5.0

P = 0.007

 Moderate risk

28.38 (5.88)

26.69 (5.12)

25. 14 (3.71)

  

 Average risk

26.29 (4.39)

26.76 (4.96)

26.11 (4.96)

  

 Below average risk

27.57 (5.95)

26.95 (4.81)

26.94 (4.82)

  

Ethnicity: % (n)a,b

   

χ2 (10) = 11.8

P = 0.30

  White

93.3% (253)

90.9% (179)

92.3% (274)

  

  Asian or Asian British

0.7% (2)

2.0% (4)

1.0% (3)

  

  Black or Black British

0% (0)

1.5% (3)

1.7% (5)

  

  Mixed

1.1% (3)

1.0% (2)

0% (0)

  

  Other

2.6% (7)

2.5% (5)

3.4% (10)

  

  Not indicated

3.3% (6)

3.0% (6)

1.7% (5)

  

IMD: mean (SD)

5.31 (2.68)

5.83 (3.02)

6.31 (2.88)

F (2762) = 8.7

P < 0.001

 Moderate risk

5.83 (2.45)

6.07 (2.93)

6.56 (3.08)

  

 Average risk

5.65 (2.82)

5.92 (3.02)

6.69 (2.63)

  

 Below average risk

4.67 (2.65)

5.42 (3.13)

5.67 (2.84)

  

Number of relatives affected by breast cancer: % (n)a

   

χ2 (4) = 12.0

P = 0.017

  None

87.5% (237)

75.6% (149)

80.8% (240)

  

  One

11.8% (32)

23.4% (46)

18.9% (56)

  

  Two or more

0.7% (2)

1.0% (2)

0.3% (1)

  

Mammography: % (n)a

   

χ2 (2) = 285.5

P < 0.001

  First

30.3% (82)

(160)

93.9% (279)

  

  Repeat

69.7% (189)

18.8 % (37)

6.1% (18)

  

Location: % (n)a

   

χ2 (10) = 226.7

P < 0.001

 Trafford

35.8% (97)

26.4% (52)

18.5% (55)

  

 Withington

33.2% (90)

8.6% (17)

4.4% (13)

  

 Manchester city

10.7% (29)

7.6% (15)

7.1% (21)

  

 Oldham

11.1% (30)

18.3% (36)

14.1% (42)

  

 Salford

9.2% (25)

12.2% (24)

10.4% (31)

  

 Tameside

0% (0)

26.9% (53)

45.5% (135)

  

Days from risk assessment to risk feedback: mean (SD)

1124.5 (95.9)

991.7 (80.9)

838.2 (67.3)

F (2762) = 869.4

P < 0.001

 Moderate risk

1161.7 (81.1)

996.3 (84.6)

801.0 (100.2)

  

 Average risk

1068.8 (111.2)

994.7 (82.4)

853.3 (26.8)

  

 Below average risk

1132.6 (77.7)

982.7 (74.8)

860.4 (28.4)

  
  1. Values shown in bold are statistically significant (i.e. P<0.05 or lower.
  2. aChi-squared test
  3. bComparison of “white” vs “non-white” χ2 (1) = 0.99, P = 0.6