Table 2.
Doctor's opinion only (n = 112) | Risk/benefit information alone or in combination with doctor's opinion (n = 88) | |
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Age (mean number of years) | 66.9 (range 37–86; SD = 11.5) | 62.9 (range 28–88; SD 13.0), P = 0.027 |
Education (mean number of years of formal education completed) | 12.9 (range 2–23; SD = 3.2) | 13.7 (range 6–20; SD = 2.4), P = 0.136 |
Invasive procedures (mean number of invasive procedures undergone in one's life) | 6.08 (range 0–57; SD = 9.0) | 10.4 (range 0–400; SD = 44.5), P = 0.361 |