Table 1

Demographics of study population

rrBSO
n (%)
No rrBSO
n (%)
Total
n (%)
ValuedfP value
Total population87 (52)80 (48)167
Age at time of study (years)7.6320.02
<4010 (11)14 (18)24 (14)
41–4928 (32)38 (48)66 (83)
50 and older49 (56)28 (35)77 (46)
Mutation1.6320.52
BRCA144 (51)41 (51)85 (51)
BRCA239 (45)38 (48)77 (46)
BRCA unspecified*4 (5)1 (1)5 (3)
Parity at time of study6.53530.088
011 (13)12 (15)23 (17)
1–238 (44)27 (34)65 (39)
3 or more26 (30)18 (23)44 (26)
Not documented12 (14)23 (29)35 (21)
Race/ethnicity0.8130.85
Caucasian29 (33)30 (38)59 (35)
Black34 (39)31 (39)65 (39)
Hispanic17 (20)15 (19)32 (19)
None of the above7 (8)4 (5)11 (7)
Ashkenazi Jewish heritage0.02
Yes1 (1)7 (9)8 (5)
No86 (99)73 (91)159 (95)
Preferred language0.22
English75 (86)74 (93)149 (89)
Other12 (14)6 (8)18 (11)
Insurance type0.7220.698
Private insurance47 (54)48 (60)95 (57)
Medicaid/Medicare36 (41)28 (35)64 (38)
Uninsured4 (5)4 (5)8 (5)
Educational attainment4.7430.19
Below high school6 (7)2 (3)8 (5)
High school/GED12 (14)5 (6)17 (10)
At least some higher education18 (21)20 (25)38 (23)
Undocumented51 (59)53 (66)104 (62)
Mean % of zip code using food stamps or SNAP benefits (SD)19% (±12%)21% (±13%)20% (±12%)0.971650.34
Mean % of zip code unemployed (SD)9% (±5%)11% (±6%)10% (±6%)1.911650.060
Mean % of zip code living below 150% of poverty line (SD)27% (±13%)29% (±14%)28% (±13%)1.081650.281
Mean violent crime rate of zip code per 100 000 population (SD)770 (±801)881 (±801)823 (±800)0.901650.37
PMH of breast cancer61, 70%46, 58%107, 64%2.8810.09
FH of ovarian or peritoneal cancer20, 23%23, 29%43, 26%0.7210.40
FH of other BRCA-related cancers72, 83%69, 86%141, 84%0.3910.53
  • Χ2, Fisher’s exact test and two-sided t-test were used where appropriate.

  • *A small subset of patient’s charts referenced a BRCA mutation but did not specify BRCA1 versus BRCA2.

  • FH, family history; GED, General Educational Development test; PMH, past medical history; rrBSO, risk-reducing bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy; SNAP, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.