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Table 1 Participant characteristics

From: The attitudes of people with sarcoma and their family towards genomics and incidental information arising from genetic research

 

All

Proband

Family

Spouse

p-value

n=1200

n=524

n=514

n=162

Age at study

    

0.25

18 to 39 years, n (%)

332 (28%)

159 (30%)

137 (27%)

36 (22%)

 

40 to 60 years, n (%)

472 (39%)

192 (37%)

210 (41%)

70 (43%)

 

61 years & older, n (%)

396 (33%)

173 (33%)

167 (32%)

56 (35%)

 

Female, n (%)

638 (53%)

241 (46%)

303 (59%)

94 (58%)

 

Partnered, n (%)

859 (72%)

343 (66%)

362 (71%)

-

 

Highest education completed

    

0.08

High School, n (%)

268 (22%)

110 (21%)

129 (25%)

29 (18%)

 

University/Vocational, n (%)

603 (50%)

260 (50%)

262 (51%)

81 (50%)

 

Country of birth

    

0.005

Australia, n (%)

921 (77%)

382 (73%)

418 (81%)

121 (75%)

 

Cancer

    

<0.001

Yes, n (%)

624 (52%)

-

96 (19%)

4 (2%)

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