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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of participants

From: Voluntary participation and comprehension of informed consent in a genetic epidemiological study of breast cancer in Nigeria

 

Controls

Cases

Total

 

N = 109

%

N = 106

%

N = 215

Education*

      

  < High School

15

13.8

47

44.1

62

28.8

  High School

10

9.2

21

19.8

31

14.4

  > High School

84

77.1

38

35.9

122

56.7

Age (years)**

37.2 + 9.3

45.3 + 10.8

41.2 + 10.9

Marital status

   

  Non-married

27

24.8

23

21.7

50

23.3

  Married

82

75.2

83

78.3

165

76.7

Able to read consent form

   

  Yes

99

90.8

69

65.1

168

78.1

  No

10

9.2

39

34.9

47

21.9

Past research participation

   

  Yes

4

3.7

4

3.8

8

3.7

  No

105

96.3

102

96.2

207

96.3

Time interval (days) between consent to genetic study and survey**

0.3 + 3.0

4.5 + 36.1

2.4 + 25.5

  1. *p-value < .0001.
  2. **Mean/Standard Deviation.