Table 1 Patients’ characteristics by BRCA status (total = 35)
Characteristics | BRCA1 N (%) | BRCA2 N (%) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Total | 28 (80) | 7 (20) | Â |
Age in years (range) | 40 (26–68) | 51 (30–64) | 0.028 |
Gendera | |||
 Male | 4 (14) | 1 (14) | 0.999 |
 Female | 24 (86) | 6 (86) |  |
Marital status | |||
 Married or life partner | 22 (79) | 7 (100) | 0.311 |
 Otherb | 6 (21) | 0 |  |
Education | |||
 Compulsory schoolc | 15 (54) | 4 (57) | 0.811 |
 High school diploma | 6 (21) | 2 (29) |  |
 University degree | 7 (25) | 1 (14) |  |
Employment status | |||
 Full-time | 14 (50) | 2 (29) | 0.173 |
 Part-time | 8 (29) | 1 (14) |  |
 Otherd | 6 (21) | 4 (57) |  |
Income status | |||
 Low income | 8 (29) | 3 (43) |  |
 Average/high incomee | 20 (71) | 4 (57) | 0.652 |
Sports | |||
 Never | 8 (30) | 3 (43) |  |
 At least two times a week | 10 (37) | 2 (28,5) |  |
 At least 3 times a week | 9 (33) | 2 (28,5) | 0.798 |
 Missing | 1 |  |  |
Risk reducing surgery | |||
 No | 12 (44) | 3 (43) |  |
 Mastectomy | 7 (26) | 1 (14) |  |
 Salpingo-oophorectomy | 3 (11) | 2 (29) |  |
 Salpingectomy | 1 (4) | 1 (14) |  |
 Mastectomy and salpingo-oophorectomy | 4 (15) | 0 | 0.467 |
 Missing | 1 |  |  |