Table 2.
Perceived risk (6-month follow-up) for common diseases by familial risk, n (%) unless otherwise noted
| Disease | Perceived risk Low | Perceived risk High | Overall % Congruent | na | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Familial risk Low | Familial risk High | Familial risk Low | Familial risk High | |||
| Congruent | Optimistically biased (underestimator) | Pessimistically biased (overestimator) | Congruent | |||
| Intervention Arm | ||||||
| Heart Disease | 838 (36) | 968 (41) | 109 (5) | 415 (18) | 54 | 2330 |
| Stroke | 1083 (46) | 882 (38) | 129 (6) | 236 (10) | 57 | 2330 |
| Diabetes | 1264 (54) | 538 (23) | 162 (7) | 366 (16) | 70 | 2330 |
| Colon Cancer | 1893 (81) | 169 (7) | 122 (5) | 146 (6) | 88 | 2330 |
| Breast Cancerb | 1152 (69) | 193 (12) | 98 (6) | 212 (13) | 82 | 1655 |
| Ovarian Cancerb | 1324 (87) | 98 (6) | 58 (4) | 42 (3) | 90 | 1522 |
| Control Arm | ||||||
| Heart Disease | 425 (34) | 508 (40) | 77 (6) | 245 (20) | 53 | 1255 |
| Stroke | 570 (45) | 461 (37) | 70 (6) | 154 (12) | 57 | |
| Diabetes | 717 (57) | 260 (21) | 95 (7) | 183 (15) | 72 | 1255 |
| Colon Cancer | 1015 (81) | 108 (9) | 54 (4) | 78 (6) | 87 | 1255 |
| Breast Cancerb | 602 (71) | 98 (12) | 53 (6) | 96 (11) | 82 | 849 |
| Ovarian Cancerb | 685 (88) | 53 (7) | 22 (3) | 20 (2) | 90 | 780 |
| Total Sample | ||||||
| Heart Disease | 1263(35) | 1476 (41) | 186 (5) | 660 (18) | 53 | 3585 |
| Stroke | 1653 (46) | 1343(37) | 199 (6) | 390 (11) | 57 | 3585 |
| Diabetes | 1981 (55) | 798 (22) | 257 (7) | 549 (15) | 70 | 3585 |
| Colon Cancer | 2908 (81) | 277 (8) | 176 (5) | 224 (6) | 87 | 3585 |
| Breast Cancerb | 1754 (70) | 291 (12) | 151 (6) | 308 (12) | 82 | 2504 |
| Ovarian Cancerb | 2009 (87) | 151 (7) | 80 (3) | 62 (3) | 90 | 2302 |
a
Sample size excludes participants without complete family history data or perceived risk data.
b
Estimates are based on women only.