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Table 2 GAD-7 score, anxiety about surveillance, and worry about family history of colorectal cancer

From: Do high risk patients alter their lifestyle to reduce risk of colorectal cancer?

 

N = 148

To what extent is CRC genetic and will happen regardless of how we live?

 

  Not at all

4 (2.7%)

  A little

29 (19.6%)

  Somewhat

62 (41.9%)

  Very much so

53 (35.8%)

Do you worry about developing CRC based on your family history?

 

  Not at all

18 (12.2%)

  A little

36 (24.3%)

  Sometimes

62 (41.9%)

  Often

25 (16.9%)

  Always

7 (4.7%)

I am aware of lifestyle risk factors for CRC?

 

  Not at all

6 (4.1%)

  A little

27 (18.2%)

  Somewhat

52 (35.1%)

  Very much so

63 (42.6%)

Global GAD-7 score

4.4 (3.7 to 5.1)

  Nervous/anxious

0.8 (0.6 to 1.0)

  Unable to stop/control worrying

0.5 (0.4 to 0.7)

  Worrying too much

0.7 (0.6 to 0.9)

  Trouble relaxing

0.7 (0.5 to 0.9)

  Restless

0.4 (0.3 to 0.5)

  Irritable/annoyed

0.7 (0.6 to 0.8)

  Afraid that something awful/bad might happen

0.4 (0.3 to 0.5)

  1. Results are mean (95% confidence interval) or number (percentage).
  2. CRC = colorectal cancer; GAD-7 = Generalized Anxiety Disorder scale – 7.