TABLE 2.
Summary of citations investigating the association between personal characteristics and increased side‐effect expectations; different studies are separated by semi‐colons
| Unadjusted | Adjusted | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Mixed association | No association | Association | Mixed association | No association | |
| Female gender | (51) | (35) | (28, 29) study 2; (30) study 1; (30) study 2; (30) study 3; (72) study 2; (87) | (38) | (84, 85) | (71) |
| Male gender | (71) | |||||
| Older age | (30) study 1; (30) study 2; (51);(63);(71); | (28, 29) study 2; (30) study 3; (29, 32) study 1; (35);(72) study 2; (87) | (51);(52) | (71) | (38);(84, 85) | |
| Younger age | (50) | (72) study 1 | (73) | |||
| Higher level of education | (51) | (28, 29) study 2; (35);(71);(72) study 2; (63) | (73) | (38);(49);(71) | ||
| Lower level of education | (72) study 1; (87) | (84, 85) | ||||
| White ethnicity (compared to non‐white) | (73);(81);(87); | (38) | ||||
| Ethnic minority (compared to white) | (84, 85) | |||||
| Born overseas | (71) | (71) | ||||
| Employed (compared to not employed) | (84, 85) | |||||
| Occupation (health care–related compared to not‐health care–related) | (87) | |||||
| Student or patient (compared to medical doctor) | (34) study 1; (34) study 2 | (69) | ||||
| Poorer numeracy | (77) benefit design study; (77) risk design study | (44) | (77) benefit design study; (77) risk design study;(40) a | |||
| Subjective numeracy | (40) | |||||
| Menopausal status | (48) study 1; (48) study 2 | |||||
a
Direction of association not reported.