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Table 1 Characteristics of the study population

From: Feasibility of self-collection of fecal specimens by randomly sampled women for health-related studies of the gut microbiome

 

Enrolled1(n = 59)

Refused2(n = 81)

Unable to contact (n = 130)

p-value3

Mean age (range)

59.9 (55–69)

60.7 (55–69)

59.1 (55–68)

0.54

Non-hispanic white4

84.7%

67.9%

71.5%

0.07

Mean years in KPCO

12.0

12.4

11.4

0.72

Attended College

70.1%

67.1%

66.5%

0.41

Mean BMI

28.0

26.3

29.2

0.81

History of breast biopsy

6.8%

2.5%

5.4%

0.49

  1. 1Enrolled and returned specimens and questionnaire.
  2. 2Opt-out or refused over the phone.
  3. 3p-value compares enrolled to all others.
  4. 4Self reported race/ethnicity.
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BMC Research Notes

ISSN: 1756-0500

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