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Published in final edited form as: Anesth Analg. 2010 Aug 4;111(3):718–723. doi: 10.1213/ANE.0b013e3181e8570a

Table 6.

Parents’ perceptions of the message format

	Text	Tables	Pictographs
Perceived risk of the study	4.18 ± 2.3	4.12 ± 2.2	3.93 ± 2.3
Perceived benefit of the study	6.29 ± 2.4	6.50 ± 2.2	6.41 ± 2.0
Effectiveness in presenting risks and benefits	7.49 ± 2.2	7.90 ± 1.9	7.61 ± 2.0
How easy to determine risks and benefits	7.70 ± 2.2	8.30 ± 1.9^*	8.13 ± 1.7
Clarity of the information	8.15 ± 1.93	8.39 ± 1.9	8.42 ± 1.6

Data expressed as mean ± SD, 0–10 scale where 10 = maximum response

P< 0.05 vs Text