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Table 2 Characteristics of study participants

From: Patient and provider attitudes toward genomic testing for prostate cancer susceptibility: a mixed method study

Relatives

 

   Age, mean (standard deviation)

57 years (6.3)

 

n

%

  Ethnicity/Race

  

   Non-Latino White

17

74%

   African American

3

13%

   Latino

3

13%

  Employment

  

   For wages

18

78%

   Self-employed

1

4%

   Retired

4

18%

  Have health insurance

22

96%

  Income

  

   $30-49,999

1

4%

   $50-69,999

6

26%

   $70,000 or more

13

56%

  Education level

  

   High school or GED

2

9%

   Some college/AA, AS

9

39%

   College graduate

7

30%

   Postgraduate degree

5

22%

Healthcare providers

  Age, mean (standard deviation)

46 years (12.9)

 

n

%

  Specialty

  

   Primary care

8

34%

   Internal Medicine

2

8%

   Urology

14

58%

  Male

19

79%

  Setting

  

   Primary practice

10

42%

   Community urology

8

33%

   Academic urology

6

25%

  Years in practice

  

   ≤10

11

46%

   >10

13

54%