Italian Men Tested for BRCA1/2 Mutation: Psychological Distress during 6-Month Follow-Up

Table 1

Baseline characteristics of MBC subjects and unaffected men in our sample.

	Unaffected men (n = 17)	MBC subjects (n = 9)
	Mean (SD)	Mean (SD) or frequency (%)
Age (years)	51.8 (13.2)	60.7 (7.0)
HADS-A	3.5 (3.1)	5.7 (3.1)
HADS-D	2 (2.0)	3.5 (1.9)
Alcohol consumption^1	N/A	2 (22%)
Smoking status	N/A	4 (44%)
Psychological symptoms	N/A	1 (11%)
Relevant comorbidities	N/A	6 (66%)
Other cancer	N/A	1 (11%)

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