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. 2019 Mar 30;105(13):982–989. doi: 10.1136/heartjnl-2018-314211

Table 1.

Baseline demographic and clinical characteristics for each group—intention-to-treat population

Group 1 (n=237) Group 2 (n=239) Group 3 (n=239) Group 4 (n=238)
Total Mean (SD)/% (N) Total Mean (SD)/% (N) Total Mean (SD)/% (N) Total Mean (SD)/% (N)
Age (years) 237 56.3 (8.8) 239 56.8 (9.0) 239 56.9 (8.6) 238 56.6 (9.0)
Sex 237 239 239 238
 Men 55.7 (132) 55.6 (133) 55.6 (133) 55.9 (133)
Marital status 236 239 239 238
 Married or living as married 77.2 (183) 73.2 (175) 79.5 (190) 69.3 (165)
 Separated 0.8 (2) 2.9 (7) 2.9 (7) 1.7 (4)
 Divorced 7.2 (17) 7.9 (19) 7.5 (18) 10.1 (24)
 Widowed 2.1 (5) 2.5 (6) 1.3 (3) 2.9 (7)
 Single 12.2 (29) 13.4 (32) 8.8 (21) 16.0 (38)
Education 235 239 239 238
 No formal education 0.8 (2) 1.7 (4) 0.4 (1) 0.4 (1)
 Primary education (to age 11 or before) 0.4 (1) 0 (0) 0.4 (1) 0.4 (1)
 Secondary education (to age 18 or before) 43.0 (102) 37.7 (90) 41.0 (98) 47.1 (112)
 University education 54.9 (130) 60.7 (145) 58.2 (139) 52.1 (124)
White 211 220 215 208
 Yes 86.5 (205) 90.8 (217) 88.3 (211) 84.9 (202)
 No 2.5 (6) 1.3 (3) 1.7 (4) 2.5 (6)
Family history of CHD (parents or siblings) 225 218 230 226
 Yes 38.0 (90) 33.9 (81) 35.6 (85) 37.4 (89)
 No 57.0 (135) 57.3 (137) 60.7 (145) 57.6 (137)
Ever had a genetic test to assess risk of disease 229 234 232 233
 Yes 3.0 (7) 3.8 (9) 1.7 (4) 1.3 (3)
 No 93.7 (222) 94.1 (225) 95.4 (228) 96.6 (230)
Ever received information on risk of CHD 236 239 239 238
 Yes 12.7 (30) 11.3 (27) 12.6 (30) 18.5 (44)
 No 86.9 (206) 88.7 (212) 87.4 (209) 81.5 (194)
Phenotypic CHD risk estimate* 236 5.1 (4.5) 239 5.6 (5.5) 239 5.5 (4.0) 238 5.9 (6.7)
Genetic CHD risk estimate* 236 6.3 (5.4) 239 6.6 (5.6) 239 6.4 (5.7) 238 6.5 (5.7)

Group 1: control; group 2: lifestyle advice only; group 3: phenotypic risk estimate and lifestyle advice; group 4: phenotypic and genetic risk estimates and lifestyle advice.

*The estimated absolute risk of having CHD in the next 10 years.

CHD, coronary heart disease.