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. 2011 Jul 21;9:89. doi: 10.1186/1741-7015-9-89

Table 2.

Participant characteristics in the trial phase

Original PISa Revised PIS Original PIS Revised PIS
Sex 19 m/43 f 23 m/38 f 18 m/37 f 23 m/38 f
Age Mean 63.9 years (IQRb 58-65) Mean 65.7 years (IQR 62-68) Mean 64.1 years (IQR 58-66) Mean 65.7 years (IQR 62-68)
Highest educational attainment (1 = completed by 16;
2 = by 18 or equivalent;
3 = graduate)
1 = 31
2 = 18
3 = 3
1 = 31
2 = 13
3 = 17
1 = 26
2 = 17
3 = 12
1 = 31
2 = 13
3 = 17
n = 62 n = 61 n = 55 n = 61

Randomized (n = 123); interviewed (n = 116)

aPIS, patient information sheet;bIQR, Inter-quartile range,