Table 2. Correlations between worry, perceived likelihood and perceived severity by disease type.

Disease	A. Worry - Likelihood	B. Worry - Severity	C. Likelihood - Severity	Worry - Like.×Sever.	Z difference A-B
Colon cancer	.54**	.19**	.11*	.55**	5.09**
Skin cancer	.62**	.16**	-.03	.63**	6.50**
Lung cancer	.66**	.09	.01	.67**	8.33**
Heart disease	.69**	.10*	.02	.68**	8.89**
Osteoporosis	.73**	.26**	.14**	.72**	8.13**
Diabetes	.77**	.26**	.19**	.76**	9.47**
High BP	.78**	.32**	.20**	.78**	8.90**
High cholesterol	.70**	.27**	.09	.72**	7.06**
Mean correlation within individuals	.72 (n=267)	.14 (n=239)	.01 (n=242)	.71 (n=270)

^*p<.05

^**p<.01