Table 2 Summary descriptive values of personal/familial medical and behavior/ awareness variables
From: Reproductive cancer risk factors among relatives of cancer patients in a tertiary oncology center
Variable (valid data) | Group | Median (IQR) | N (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
BMI (N = 453) median (IQR) 24.9 (21,7–28.2)) | Age ≤ 35 | 21.5 (20–24.2) | 110 (24.3) |
Age = 36–55 | 25.4 (22.2–28.7) | 234 (51.7) | |
Age ≥ 56 | 26.9 (24–30) | 88 (19.4) | |
Interpretation of BMI (N = 453) | Normal (BMI ≤ 25) | 229 (50.6) | |
Overweight (25.1–30) | 141 (31.1) | ||
Obese (BMI ≥ 30.1) | 83 (18.3) | ||
History of chronic diseases | Cancer | 40 (7) | |
Hypertension | 85 (14.3) | ||
Osteoporosis | 47 (8) | ||
Diabetes | 37 (6.2) | ||
Colorectal adenoma | 7 (1.2) | ||
Family history of cancer (N = 551) | |||
Yes | 363 (65.9) | ||
No | – | 188 (34.1) | |
Oral Contraceptive Pills (N = 487) | |||
Never | 359 (73.7) | ||
Yes, discontinued | 2 yrs. (1–4.5) | 98 (20.1) | |
Yes, currently | 3 yrs. (1–5.5) | 30 (6.2) | |
Tamoxifen (N = 433) | |||
Never | 421 (97.2) | ||
Yes, discontinued | 5 yrs. (3.5–5) | 5 (1.2) | |
Yes, currently | 3 yrs. (1–3) | 7 (1.6) | |
H/O STDs (N = 470) | |||
No | 458 (97.4) | ||
Yes | 12 (2.5) | ||
Smoking (N = 495) | |||
Yes, now/past | 320 (64.6) | ||
No | 175 (35.4) | ||
Number of sex partners (N = 298) | |||
One | 265 (88.9) | ||
2--4 | 27 (9.1) | ||
> 4 | 6 (2) | ||
Condom use (N = 377) | |||
Never | 234 (62.1) | ||
Sometimes | 79 (21) | ||
Often | 30 (8) | ||
Always | 34 (9) | ||
H/O Mammography (N = 480) | |||
No awareness | 39 (8.1) | ||
No, don’t want to do | 159 (33.1) | ||
No, going to do | 89 (18.5) | ||
Yes, will not repeat | 91 (19) | ||
Yes, will repeat | 102 (21.3) | ||
H/O Pap test (N = 479) | |||
No awareness | 82 (17.1) | ||
No, don’t want to do | 133 (27.8) | ||
No, going to do | 49 (10.2) | ||
Yes, will not repeat | 106 (22.1) | ||
Yes, will repeat | 109 (22.8) |