Table 3 Participants’ knowledge regarding environmental and genetic risk factors for PC
Risk Factors | Agree (%) | Disagree (%) | Unsure (%) | Missing (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Risk factors | ||||
Family history | 504(71.5) | 74(10.5) | 37(10.5) | 90(12.8) |
Cigarette smoking | 522(74.0) | 62(8.8) | 27(3.8) | 94(13.3) |
Alcohol drinking | 571(81.0) | 50(7.1) | 24(3.4) | 60(8.5) |
Type II diabetes | 377(53.5) | 137(19.4) | 44(6.2) | 147(20.9) |
Chronic pancreatitis | 594(84.3) | 44(6.2) | 19(2.7) | 48(6.8) |
Gallstone | 349(49.5) | 155(22.0) | 58(8.2) | 143(20.3) |
Genetic susceptibility | ||||
K-ras | 542(76.9) | 61(8.7) | 15(2.1) | 87(12.3) |
P53 | 498(70.6) | 84(11.9) | 34(4.8) | 89(12.6) |
P16 | 305(43.3) | 120(17.0) | 63(8.9) | 217(30.8) |
BRCA | 263(37.3) | 163(23.1) | 43(6.1) | 236(33.5) |