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Table 2 Identification of risk factors stratified by race/ethnicity.

From: Comparison of knowledge and attitudes toward cancer among African Americans

 

N (%)

African Americans*

Caucasians*

p-value§

Study Population

215 (100)

159 (74)

43 (20)

 

Answer Choices

    

Smoking

182 (85)

150 (94)

42 (98)

 

Family History of Smoking

188 (87)

134 (84)

43 (100)

 

Heavy Alcohol Consumption

105 (49)

72 (45)

23 (53)

 

Age

86 (40)

52 (33)

28 (65)

0.0005

Obesity

103 (48)

73 (46)

23 (53)

 

Unhealthy Diet

127 (59)

85 (53)

33 (77)

0.01

Selected at least 5 risk factors

82 (38)

54 (34)

23 (53)

0.03

  1. *Prevalence adjusted for annual household income and education level. §p-value shown only when there is a statistically significant difference between African Americans vs. Caucasians.