Table 1.
Baseline participant characteristics
| Characteristic | Total Group |
Control Group (n = 34) |
Decision Aid Group (n = 41) |
| Mean age (SD) | 53 (9) | 53 (11) | 53 (8) |
| Female | 59% | 59% | 59% |
| Race: | |||
| White | 73% | 76% | 71% |
| Black | 23% | 21% | 24% |
| Education: | |||
| At least some college | 66% | 71% | 63% |
| Good self-perceived health status | 67% | 68% | 66% |
| CHD Risk Factors | |||
| BP > 140/90 | 39% | 47% | 31% |
| TC/HDL ratio > 4 | 43% | 38% | 46% |
| Smoker | 39% | 29% | 46% |
| Diabetes | 8% | 6% | 10% |
| Family History of CHD (age < 55) | 31% | 26% | 34% |
| Actual CHD risk | |||
| 0–5% | 43% | 53% | 34% |
| 6–10% | 25% | 21% | 27% |
| 10–20% | 24% | 21% | 29% |
| > 20% | 5% | 3% | 7% |
| Current CHD Interventions: | |||
| Blood pressure med | 40% | 38% | 41% |
| Cholesterol med | 19% | 21% | 17% |
| Smoking cessation | 13% | 6% | 19% |
| Aspirin | 39% | 32% | 44% |
| Diet low in saturated fat | 48% | 48% | 49% |
| Exercise regularly | 51% | 41% | 59% |
| # of Possible Intervention Options for CHD risk*: | |||
| 0 | 22% | 24% | 20% |
| 1 | 23% | 21% | 25% |
| 2 | 34% | 42% | 28% |
| 3 | 15% | 9% | 20% |
| 4 | 5% | 3% | 8% |
| Any Planned intervention, reasonable plans | 68% | 68% | 68% |
| Any Planned intervention, best evidence interventions only* | 56% | 63% | 51% |
| Preferred participation in decision making about CHD: | |||
| I decide | 12% | 9% | 15% |
| I decide, consider MD opinion | 29% | 26% | 32% |
| Share decision | 44% | 50% | 39% |
| MD decides, considers my opinon | 7% | 9% | 5% |
| MD decides | 7% | 6% | 7% |
| Comfort using computer | 24% | 24% | 25% |
*This includes hypertension med, cholesterol med, smoking cessation, aspirin.