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. 2015 Apr 2;15:29. doi: 10.1186/s12874-015-0021-2

Table 2.

Sample characteristics

Trial 1 Trial 2
Trial arm No choice Choice Total No choice Choice Total
Participants 198 193 391 294 298 592
Female 72 (36%) 77 (40%) 149 (38%) 95 (32%) 97 (33%) 192 (32%)
Age 71.8 (SD 9.2) 73.1 (SD 9.9) 72 (SD 9.6) 72.9 (SD 8.8) 72.3 (SD 10.3) 73 (SD 9.6)
HR 118 (59.6%) 115 (60%) 233 (60%) 168 (57%) 173 (58%) 341 (58%)
CVD 80 (40.4%) 78 (40%) 158 (40%) 126 (43%) 125 (42%) 251 (42%)

Abbreviations: HR = high risk for CVD, CVD = cardiovascular disease.