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Table 2 Mean comparisons of participant demographics among CPM motivations

From: Motivations for contralateral prophylactic mastectomy as a function of socioeconomic status

 

Patient Dichotomized Demographics

Diagnosis

Age

Education

Employment

Income

Insurance

Less

More

Low

High

Low

High

No

Yes

Low

High

Public

Private

CPM Motivations

 Avoiding Treatment

1.79 (1.15)

2.40 (1.30)**

1.76 (1.21)

2.38 (1.26)**

2.26 (1.26)

1.96 (1.21)

2.45 (1.32)

1.97 (1.18)†

2.46 (1.45)

2.08 (1.14)

1.81 (1.34)

2.16 (1.22)

 Reducing Long-term Risk

4.38 (.91)

4.06 (.89)†

4.31 (.84)

4.11 (.95)

4.19 (.91)

4.18 (.93)

3.99 (.87)

4.29 (.93)

4.52 (.67)

4.03 (.98)**

4.15 (.94)

4.27 (.89)

 Avoiding Future Visits

2.09 (1.36)

2.35 (1.14)

2.25 (1.30)

2.23 (1.21)

2.23 (1.10)

2.19 (1.35)

2.47 (1.09)

2.09 (1.27)

2.39 (1.09)

2.25 (1.27)

1.96 (1.15)

2.23 (1.26)

 Symmetry

3.42 (1.53)

3.42 (1.39)

3.82 (1.42)

3.16 (1.41)*

3.05 (1.45)

3.77 (1.37)**

3.11 (1.37)

3.58 (1.45)

3.54 (1.70)

3.56 (1.27)

3.29 (1.71)

3.48 (1.41)

  1. Means are presented and standard deviations are within parentheses. When relevant, significant mean differences are noted, ** p < .01, * p < .05, † p = .06