Table 2.
Preference for Risk Communication Format Among the Different Intervention Groups
| Risk Presentation Format Received | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lifetime Risk Percentages n=34 |
Lifetime Risk Frequencies n=53 |
Lifetime Risk Frequencies + Graphical Display n=77 |
Lifetime + Age-Related Risk Frequencies n=60 |
Lifetime + Age-Related Risk Frequencies + Graphical Display n=55 |
Overall n=279 |
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| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | ||
| Preferred risk formata | Numbers | 13 (38) | 17 (32) | 17 (22) | 18 (30) | 8 (15) | 73 (26) |
| Words | 4 (12) | 7 (13) | 11 (14) | 4 (7) | 6 (11) | 32 (12) | |
| Numbers and words | 13 (38) | 25 (47) | 20 (26) | 28 (47) | 16 (29) | 102 (37) | |
| Numbers and graphical display | 2 (6) | 2 (4) | 23 (30) | 6 (10) | 18 (33) | 51 (18) | |
| Words and graphical display | 2 (6) | 2 (4) | 6 (8) | 4 (7) | 7 (13) | 21 (8) | |
Notes: aAnswers to question: If I had to choose, I would prefer to have my risks [of developing breast cancer] explained in: 1) numbers (eg, in percentages); 2) words (eg, “small risk” or “high risk”); 3) both numbers and words; 4) a graphical display with numbers; or 5) a graphical display with words.