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. 2009 Aug 25;6(8):e1000140. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1000140

Table 2. Decisions to go to the doctor.

Decision Face Icons, % at Day 3 Bar Graph, % at Day 3 Bar Graph Duration of Symptoms Bar Graph, % at Days 3 and 7 No Information Total p-Value
First decision
Responses (361) (355) (351) (319) (374) (1,760)
Would go to doctor 34.6 (125) 34.4 (122) 19.7 (69) 27.3 (87) 22.7 (85) 27.7 (488) <0.0001
Second decision
Responses (344) (337) (339) (310) (355) (1,685)
Would go to doctor 24.1 (83) 27.0 (91) 18.6 (63) 24.5 (76) 17.5 (62) 22.3 (375) 0.01
Change from first to second decision
From “go” to “not go” 34.5 (41/119) 27.6 (32/116) 23.4 (15/64) 18.8 (16/85) 36.7 (29/79) 28.7 (113/463) 0.052
From “not go” to “go” 2.2 (5/225) 3.2 (7/221) 5.1 (14/275) 3.1 (7/225) 4.3 (12/276) 3.7 (45/1,222) 0.462
Total changes 13.4 (46) 11.6 (39) 8.6 (29) 7.4 (23) 11.5 (41) 10.6 (178) 0.81

Data are presented as percentages of number in group.