Table 3.
Preference for Type of Numerical 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 | Percentages | 22 (65) | 29 (55) | 43 (57) | 30 (51) | 27 (49) | 151 (55) | |
| Frequencies X in 100 |
4 (12) |
17 (32) |
22 (29) |
13 (22) |
12 (22) |
68 (25) |
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| 1 in X | 8 (24) | 7 (13) | 10 (13) | 16 (27) | 16 (29) | 57 (20) | ||
Notes: aAnswers to question: If my risks [of developing breast cancer] were to be explained in numbers, I would prefer to hear it as: 1) a percentage; 2) a certain number out of 100 3) one out of a certain number. In some cases (indicated by *) the sum does not add up to the total due to missing values.