Subjective versus objective risk in genetic counseling for hereditary breast and/or ovarian cancers

Table 5 Associations between the perception of risk (CRP-GRP) and Medical-Demographic and Psychological variables

	Cancer risk perception	Genetic risk perception
Anxiety
Pearson coefficient	0.050	0.087
P (2-tailed)	0.596	0.355
Depression
Pearson coefficient	-.031	.072
P (2-tailed)	.742	.537
Age
Pearson coefficient	-.068	-.030
P (2-tailed)	.468	.747
Number of relatives affected by breast and/or ovarian cancer
Pearson coefficient	.053	-.082
P (2-tailed)	.569	.386
Number of relatives affected by other types of tumour
Pearson coefficient	-.149	-.139
P (2-tailed)	.111	.140
BRCA pro Cancer Risk
Pearson coefficient	.254
P (2-tailed)	.006	---
BRCA pro Genetic Risk
Pearson coefficient		.322
P (2-tailed)	---	.000

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