Table 1.

 Patient characteristics

Characteristic	Full sample (N = 157)	Reporting CHD discussions (N = 103)	Sub‐sample (N = 20)	Reporting CHD discussions (N = 17)
Mean age (range)	63 (40–79)	62 (40–78)	64 (45–77)	62 (45–75)
Female (%)	27	22	20	12
Race
White (%)	85	87	90	100
Black (%)	10	9	10	0
At least some college education (%)	90	90	95	100
Good self‐perceived health status (%)	90	89	80	82
Mean CHD risk	11.3	11.3	13.3	13.8
Preferred participation in decision making about CHD prevention
Patient decides alone (%)	3	3	5	6
Patient decides with physician opinion (%)	31	37	25	29
Share decision (%)	44	40	50	47
Physician decides with patient opinion (%)	11	8	10	6
Physician decides alone (%)	12	12	10	12