Table 3. Subgroup comparisons.

Grouping variable		Delivered information (mean±SD)	P	Patient-physician relationship (mean±SD)	P
Compared index
Gender:	Male	8.6±1.8	0.002	15.9±4.5	0.69
	Female	7.5±1.8		16.3±4.1
Age:	<18	9	0.9	19	0.6
	18–25	7.3±2		18.3±1.5
	26–35	7.7±1.7		15.8±4.5
	36–45	7.9±2.2		17.3±1
	46–55	8±2.3		16.8±0.6
	56–65	8.1±1.9		14.2±1.6
	>65	7.9±2		16.2±0.6
Education level:	Lower	7.6±2.1	0.38	15.4±5.2	0.9
	Higher	8.1±1.9		16.2±4.2
Comprehension of the right to IC:	Yes	8.5±1.6	<0.001	16.4±4.6	0.012
	No	6±1.5		14.5±2.8
Other therapeutic options given:	Yes	8.9±1	0.001	17±4.3	0.053
	No	7.2±2		15.6±4
Perception of IC:	Important	8.2±1.8	0.62	17±3.3	0.26
	Not important	8±1.9		15.5±5
Operated in a:	State hospital	7±2	<0.001	17±4.5	<0.001
	Private hospital	8.8±1.2		14.8±3.7

IC: informed consent, SD: standard deviation, all p values<0.05 are presented in bold fonts.