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. 2004 Jan 20;90(2):333–342. doi: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6601525

Table 5. Mean risk perception (s.d.), percentage under- (−), accurate (=), and overestimates (+) by intervention group.

    T2
  T3
  Group Mean (s.d.) −(%) =(%) +(%) Group Mean (s.d.) −(%) =(%) +(%)
General
 bc risk DA 25.3 (17.4) 2 41 57 DA_b 20.4 (18.6) 9 56 35
  C 27.0 (19.8) 3 38 59 DA_a 21.0 (18.8) 5 59 36
 oc risk DA 20.3 (17.9) 1 11 88 DA_b 16.4 (21.0) 2 24 74
  C 21.1 (18.4) 2 7 91 DA_a 11.9 (12.8) 0 21 79
                     
BRCA1/2
 bc risk DA 65.2 (17.4) 40 57 3 DA_b 70.6 (14.7) 28 68 4
  C 62.8 (19.2) 43 53 4 DA_a 69.5 (15.3) 27 70 3
 oc risk* DA 55.6 (18.9) 3 65 32 DA_b 52.6 (17.7) 2 73 24
  C 55.5 (21.7) 7 54 39 DA_a 48.7 (20.5) 5 72 23
 Cure bc* DA 60.4 (21.3) 49 43 8 DA_b 61.9 (24.2) 39 50 11
  C 56.2 (12.4) 59 32 9 DA_a 68.0 (17.1) 34 58 8
 Cure oc*, DA 44.7 (22.0) 33 38 37 DA_b 37.9 (26.7) 48 24 28
  C 45.3 (26.9) 39 24 29 DA_a 40.4 (22.4) 32 47 21
 bc risk after PM DA 10.3 (15.0) 37 43 20 DA_b 8.1 (9.3) 41 41 18
  C 15.8 (20.8) 30 38 32 DA_a 8.7 (9.4) 38 42 20
 oc risk after PO DA 8.7 (14.4) 50 32 18 DA_b 6.3 (9.3) 48 39 13
  C 13.0 (20.5) 41 32 27 DA_a 6.7 (6.8) 45 38 17

C: control; bc: breast cancer; oc: ovarian cancer; PM: prophylactic mastectomy; PO: prophylactic oophorectomy.

*

P<0.05 for risk accuracy comparing the DA and control groups.

P<0.05 for risk accuracy comparing the DA_b and DA_a groups.