Table 2.

Patient characteristics in relation to patient preferences for type of information

	Doctor's opinion only (n = 112)	Risk/benefit information alone or in combination with doctor's opinion (n = 88)
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