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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics and selected information about the study population

From: Knowledge, attitudes, and preventive practices about colorectal cancer among adults in an area of Southern Italy

 

n

%

Gender

  

Female

396

66.6

Male

199

33.4

Age (years)

44.2 ± 5.8 (31–67)*

 

Marital status

  

Married

556

93.4

Other

39

6.6

Number of other persons in the household

  

<3

64

10.8

3

341

57.3

4

138

23.2

≥5

52

8.7

Educational level (years)

14.2 ± 4*

 

5–7

12

2

8–12

124

20.8

13–17

314

52.8

>17

145

24.4

Occupational position

  

Unemployed

144

24.2

Lower managerial, artisans, commercial

346

58.2

High professional, managerial

105

17.6

Perception of personal health status

7.5 ± 1.6 (5–30)*

 

Personal history of precancerous lesions

  

No

590

99.2

Yes

5

0.8

Personal history of colorectal cancer

  

No

594

99.8

Yes

1

0.2

Familial history of precancerous lesions or colorectal cancer

  

No

526

88.4

Yes

69

11.6

  1. *Mean ± Standard deviation (Range)