Table 5

Patient and disease characteristics at baseline for tested and untested patients by period of diagnosis (period I and period II)

CharacteristicsPeriod I*P valuePeriod II*P value
Tested
n=137
Untested
n=33
Tested
n=64
Untested
n=15
N (%)N (%)N (%)N (%)
Age at diagnosis, median (IQR)66.0
(58.0–72.0)
70.0
(66.0–75.0)
0.00966.0
(59.0–72.0)
65.0
(56.0–78.0)
0.924
Year of diagnosis0.4170.555
 201636 (26.3)12 (36.4)
 201764 (46.7)15 (45.5)
 201837 (27.0)6 (18.2)24 (37.5)4 (26.7)
 201940 (62.5)11 (73.3)
BMI at diagnosis, kg/m20.1010.480
 <18.51 (0.7)2 (6.1)4 (6.3)1 (6.7)
 ≥18.5 and ≤24.960 (43.8)16 (48.5)26 (40.6)5 (33.3)
 ≥25.0 and ≤29.941 (29.9)12 (36.4)24 (37.5)4 (26.7)
 ≥3029 (21.2)3 (9.1)9 (14.1)5 (33.3)
 Unknown6 (4.4)1 (1.6)
Country of birth (self-reported)0.8411.000
 The Netherlands107 (78.1)26 (78.8)47 (73.4)12 (80.0)
 Other4 (2.9)2 (3.1)
 Unknown26 (19.0)7 (21.2)15 (23.4)3 (20.0)
Educational level† (self-reported)0.6120.329
 Low42 (30.7)13 (39.4)11 (17.2)3 (20.0)
 Medium57 (41.6)10 (30.3)35 (54.7)7 (46.7)
 High4 (2.9)1 (3.0)1 (6.7)
 Unknown34 (24.8)9 (27.3)18 (28.1)4 (26.7)
Parity at diagnosis (self-reported)0.8110.051
 Yes91 (66.4)20 (60.6)40 (62.5)6 (40.0)
 No20 (14.6)6 (18.2)8 (12.5)6 (40.0)
 Unknown26 (19.0)7 (21.2)16 (25.0)3 (20.0)
Smoking status at diagnosis (self-reported)0.6790.677
 Never smoker54 (39.4)15 (45.5)25 (39.1)6 (40.0)
 Former smoker46 (33.6)11 (33.3)24 (37.5)4 (26.7)
 Current smoker14 (10.2)1 (3.0)4 (6.3)2 (13.3)
 Unknown23 (16.8)6 (18.2)11 (17.2)3 (20.0)
Family history of cancer at diagnosis (self-reported)0.8640.406
 Yes78 (56.9)17 (51.5)37 (57.8)6 (40.0)
 No36 (26.3)10 (30.3)16 (25.0)5 (33.3)
 Unknown23 (16.8)6 (18.2)11 (17.2)4 (26.7)
WHO performance status at diagnosis0.1991.000
 077 (56.2)20 (60.6)36 (56.3)9 (60.0)
 129 (21.2)7 (21.2)14 (21.9)4 (26.7)
 25 (3.6)2 (6.1)6 (9.4)1 (6.7)
 31 (0.7)2 (6.1)
 Unknown25 (18.3)2 (6.1)8 (12.5)1 (6.7)
Frailty at diagnosis (GFI)0.1780.479
 < 4 (non-frail)62 (45.3)14 (42.4)29 (45.3)9 (60.0)
 ≥ 4 (frail)23 (16.8)10 (30.3)13 (20.3)1 (6.7)
 Unknown52 (38.0)9 (27.3)22 (34.4)5 (33.3)
Histology at diagnosis0.0190.006
 High-grade serous103 (75.2)17 (51.5)47 (73.4)5 (33.3)
 Non-high-grade serous31 (22.6)14 (42.4)17 (26.6)10 (66.7)
 Adenocarcinoma NOS3 (2.2)2 (6.1)
FIGO stage at diagnosis0.3810.006
 I/II34 (24.8)11 (33.3)11 (17.2)8 (53.3)
 III/IV102 (74.5)22 (66.7)53 (82.8)7 (46.7)
 Unknown1 (0.7)
  • One patient who rejected germline test was not included in analysis by testing status.

  • *Period I: January 1, 2016, until July 1, 2018. Period II: July 1, 2018, until January 1, 2020.

  • †Educational levels were defined as follows: low=primary or secondary education or less medium=vocational education; high=university or higher education.

  • BMI, body mass index; FIGO, International Federation of Gynecology Obstetrics; GFI, Groningen Frailty Index; IQR, Interquartile range; NOS, not otherwise specified.