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World J Gastroenterol. May 7, 2014; 20(17): 4972-4979
Published online May 7, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i17.4972
Published online May 7, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i17.4972
Table 1 Demographics and baseline characteristics of sample population n (%)
Characteristics | Value |
Age (yr) | |
50-59 | 122 (28.6) |
60-69 | 159 (37.2) |
70-79 | 146 (34.2) |
Sex | |
Female | 225 (51.8) |
Male | 209 (48.6) |
Race/ethnicity | |
White | 424 (98.4) |
Non-white | 7 (1.6) |
Education | |
Some high school | 11 (2.6) |
High school graduate or GED | 108 (25.2) |
Vocational, technical or business school | 40 (9.3) |
Some college or associate’s degree | 98 (22.9) |
4-yr college graduate or Bachelor’s degree | 76 (18.8) |
Graduate or professional school | 95 (22.2) |
Region | |
Minnesota | 251 (57.8) |
Other | 183 (42.2) |
Positive personal history of cancer | |
Aero-digestive cancer1 | 38 (8.8) |
Other2 | 152 (35.0) |
No | 244 (56.2) |
Positive familial history of cancer | |
Yes | 278 (66.8) |
No | 125 (30.0) |
Not sure | 13 (3.1) |
CRC screening history | |
Yes | 355 (84.9) |
No | 50 (12.0) |
Not sure | 13 (3.1) |
Personal concern with cancer3 | |
Yes | 311 (73.5) |
No | 112 (26.5) |
- Citation: Yang D, Hillman SL, Harris AM, Sinicrope PS, Devens ME, Ahlquist DA. Patient perceptions of stool DNA testing for pan-digestive cancer screening: A survey questionnaire. World J Gastroenterol 2014; 20(17): 4972-4979
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v20/i17/4972.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v20.i17.4972