eTable 1. Associations between PAM13-D and patient characteristics at T0.

Patient characteristics at T0	PAM13-D T0
	Correlation coefficient*1	n
Age	0.165	86
EQ-VAS*2	0.110	83
CVR score*3	0.104	86
Risk factors (RF)*4
RF total mean value	−0.272	86
Smoking	0.010	86
Overweight	−0.014	83
Poor diet	−0.278	84
Lack of exercise	−0.303	83
Stress and hecticness	−0.256	85
Alcohol consumption	−0.316	85

CVR score, cardiovascular risk score; EQ-VAS, European quality of life—visual analogue scale (subjective health);

n, number; PAM13-D, German version of Patient Activation Measure questionnaire with scores from 0 (lowest level of patient activation) to 100 (highest level of patient activation);

T0, time point of study inclusion (baseline);

T1, time point after four months (follow-up)

*¹ Correlation coefficient Spearman‘s rho

*² EQ-VAS scores from 0 (worst health) to 100 (best health)

*³ CVR scores from 0 % (lowest risk) to 51 % (highest calculated risk; manifest arteriosclerosis)

*⁴ Risk factors (RF) with scores from 0 (not at all) to 4 (strong)