Table 2 Characteristics of the increased risk and general population samples

Anticipated time to presentation n (%)

Any delay (167, 59.2%)

Any delay (491, 49.2%)

x²₍₅₎=30.38, p < 0.001

 I would go as soon as I noticed

115 (40.8%)

507 (50.8%)

 Up to 1 week

46 (16.3%)

239 (23.9%)

 Over 1 up to 2 weeks

43 (15.2%)

101 (10.2%)

 Over 2 up to 3 weeks

23 (8.2%)

51 (5.1%)

 Over 3 up to 4 weeks

28 (9.9%)

57 (5.7%)

 More than a month

27 (9.6%)

43 (4.3%)

Confidence in symptom detection M(sd)

M=2.20 (sd=0.70)

M=2.34 (sd=0.93)

t₍₅₈₆₎=-3.01, p < 0.01

 Not at all n (%)

41 (14.5%)

213 (20.9%)

 Not very

151 (53.6%)

350 (34.4%)

 Fairly

85 (30.1%)

347 (34.1%)

 Very

5 (1.8%)

108 (10.6%)

Perceived susceptibility n (%)

M=4.21 (sd=0.71)

M=2.34 (sd=0.93)

t₍₅₇₈₎=-34.04, p < 0.001

 Much less likely

2 (0.7%)

194 (20.5%)

 A little less likely

1 (0.4%)

276 (29.1%)

 About the same

30 (11.1%)

392 (41.3%)

 A little less likely

144 (53.1%)

69 (7.3%)

 Much more likely

94 (34.7%)

17 (1.8%)

Experience with ovarian cancer n (%)

x²₍₁₎=437.36, p < 0.001

 Yes

257 (90.8%)

238 (22.9%)

Symptom knowledge M (sd, range)

6.1 (2.6, 0-11)

6.9 (2.7, 0-11)

t₍₁₃₂₄₎=--4.28 ,p < 0.001

Worry M (sd, range)

6.2 (1.9, 3-12)

5.3 (1.4, 4-12)

t₍₄₉₅₎=-6.24, p < 0.001